-arsuk

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-arsuk/, [-ɑs.sʊk]

Suffix

-arsuk (n-n^?, truncative^?, uses -v- as interfix^?)

1. shoddy, of low quality

   e.g. tupeq ("tent") to tupaarsuk ("primitive tent", "rag tent")

2. small

   malik (“wave”) -> maliarsuk

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -arsuk

References

• -arsuk in Katersat