-erutï

Greenlandic

Suffix

-erutï (n-v^?, truncative^?)

1. there is no more of [noun], has lost one's [noun]

   Sutanngueruppunga.

   I have absolutely nothing left.

   Pupeerutippaatigut.

   They/she cured us of leprosy (literally, "caused us to lose our leprosy").

2. remove or take [noun] (from the object)

Related terms

• -sserutï ("there is no more of [noun]")

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 82, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 92, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014