-nersaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-nirsaq/, [-nɜs.sɑq]

Suffix

-nersaq (v-n^?, additive^?)

1. most [verb]ing; (one) who [verb]s the most (forms superlatives of verbs with adjectival meaning)
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:

     Dursley atisalersuutigaluni niperujoorpoq qilernerusamilu avaanngunarnersaat atugassamisut aalajangiullugu. Nulia oqalorusaartuarpoq ernini Dudley nilliaqisoq issiavianut portusuumut ingitinniarsariitigalugu.

     Mr Dursley hummed as he picked out [his most boring] tie for work and Mrs Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.

   aaliserneq inuutissarsiutit pingaarnersarivaat

   the most important of occupations is fishing

Usage notes

Unlike -nerpaaq, this form is used only where there are possessive plural endings, to mean more specifically "the most [verb]ing of the possessor".

Synonyms

• -nerpaaq

Derived terms

Category Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nersaq not found

References

• Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, oqa.dk