apusineq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From aput (snow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apusineq (plural apusinerit)

  1. snowdrift
    • 2014, A.M. Olsvig, Tamanut[1], page 26:
      Apusinerit akunnerit arlaqanngitsut ingerlanerinnaanni sisoortarfinngortinneqarput, - inersimasunut meeqqanullu apummi pinnguarneq.
      In a few hours, the snowdrifts were turned into snow slides - playing in snow, both large and small.

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