-suaq

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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-suaq (n-n?, additive?, recessive r?)

  1. big, bad
    itisooq (deep) -> itisoorsuaq (very deep)
    silarsuarmiut - humanity.
    ila suersuaq! - what an awful draught!
    pi -> persuaq (large object)
    uli (high tide) -> ulersuaq (flood)
    ajortoq (evil, wicked) -> Ajortorsuaq (Satan, the Devil)

Usage notes

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-aq is elided before affixes and inflectional endings that begin with a vowel.

Derived terms

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References

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