sapaat

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish sabbat, from Latin sabbata or sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “Sabbath”).

Noun

sapaat (plural sapaatit)

1. Sunday
   • 2017 June 26, Lars Düwel, "Angut 24-nik ukiulik Nuummeersoq Roskilde Festivalimi hashimik tigummiartutut unnerluutigineqartoq", Sermitsiaq

     Angut 24-nik ukiulik Nuummeersoq unioqqutitsilluni hashimik tigummiarutut, sapaammi unnukkut nalunaaqutaq 18.45 politiinit unnerluutigineqarpoq.

     On Sunday evening, 18.45 o'clock, a 24-year-old man from Nuuk was charged by the police for illegally carrying hash.

2. sabbath

Derived terms

• sapaatiuvoq
• sapaatiummat
• sapaatiuppat
• sapaatikkut