arnaqatiminoortartoq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From arnaq (woman) +‎ -qatï (fellow) +‎ -minut (to her (allative poss.3.refl.sg)) +‎ -Vr (go to [after allative]) +‎ -tar (habitually) +‎ -toq (agent noun), therefore "one who habitually goes to her fellow women".

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /arnaqatiminuurtartuq/, [ɑn.nɑ.qə.t͡sy.mɪ.nɔʶːt.tɑt.tɔq]

Noun

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arnaqatiminoortartoq (plural arnaqatiminoortartut)

  1. lesbian
    • 1992, “Meeqqakka”, in Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten:
      Ernerput anguteqatiminoortartunngorsimavoq (19-inik ukioqarluni paasineqarpoq), niviarsiararlu nukarleq arnaqatiminoortartunngorsimalluni.
      Our son has become gay (it was discovered when he was 19 years old), and the youngest girl has become a lesbian.

Declension

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Synonyms

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