arnaqatiminoortoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arnaqatiminoortoq (plural arnaqatiminoortut)

1. lesbian
   • 2016 January 21, Leiff Josefsen, “Ukiuni marlunni utaqqereerlutik: Nunatsinni suiaqatiminoortut katissinnaalerput”, in Sermitsiaq:

     Inatsit siullermik Inatsisartuni akuerineqartoq, maannalu Folketingimi naammassillugu suliarineqartup, nuna tamakkerlugu arnaqatiminoortut, anguteqatiminoortut, arnanik aamma angutinik aappaqartartut peqatigiiffianni Nunatsinneersut, LGTB Qaamanerup nuannaarutigaa.

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Declension

Declension of arnaqatiminoortoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	arnaqatiminoortoq	arnaqatiminoortut
ergative	arnaqatiminoortup	arnaqatiminoortut
allative	arnaqatiminoortumut	arnaqatiminoortunut
ablative	arnaqatiminoortumit	arnaqatiminoortunit
prosecutive	arnaqatiminoortukkut	arnaqatiminoortutigut
locative	arnaqatiminoortumi	arnaqatiminoortuni
instrumental	arnaqatiminoortumik	arnaqatiminoortunik
equative	arnaqatiminoortutut	arnaqatiminoortutut

Synonyms

• arnaqatiminoortartoq (more frequent)