arnaasaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

arnaq (“woman”) +‎ -usaq (“-like”), compare Upper Kuskokwim aranaruaq (an Athabaskan language).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /arnaasaq/, [an.nəːsɑq]

Noun

arnaasaq

1. a feminine man
   • 2019, I. Kristiansen, KNR - Eino Taunajik nersornaaserneqartoq: Maajunnartutut taaneqartarpunga‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 February 2021:

     Uanga imaariarama nukappiaraq niviarsiaqqat pigisaannik nuannaartorisaqartoq niviarsiaqqanik kammaqartoq, Eino Taunajik oqarpoq. Tamannalu allanit malugineqartarsimavoq akerartuisoqartarsimallunilu. Ilaanni aqqusinermi pisullunga arlaanit oqarfigineqariataartarpunga soorlu arnaasaq assigisaannilluunniit, maajunnartutut taaneqarlunga.

     I was a boy who loved girl things and had girlfriends, says Eino Taunajik. This was noticed, and there were some who did not hesitate to remind him that he was different. When I walked down the street, some said I was feminine or the like, that I was disgusting, he says.

Declension

Declension of arnaasaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	arnaasaq	arnaasat
ergative	arnaasap	arnaasat
allative	arnaasamut	arnaasanut
ablative	arnaasamit	arnaasanit
prosecutive	arnaasakkut	arnaasatigut
locative	arnaasami	arnaasani
instrumental	arnaasamik	arnaasanik
equative	arnaasatut	arnaasatut

Further reading

• DAKA