nappaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt (“soul of a man or animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- (“soul, heart”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nappaq/, [nəp.pɑq]

Noun[edit]

nappaq

(rare or obsolete) disease
Synonym: nappaat

Declension[edit]

Declension of nappaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	nappaq	nappat
ergative	nappap	nappat
allative	nappamut	nappanut
ablative	nappamit	nappanit
prosecutive	nappakkut	nappatigut
locative	nappami	nappani
instrumental	nappamik	nappanik
equative	nappatut	nappatut

Derived terms[edit]

napparpoq (“gets ill”)

Further reading[edit]

Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.

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