-nisaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-nisaq/, [-nɪ.sɑq]

Suffix

-nisaq (n-n^?, additive^?)

1. something from (some time)

   itsaq (“the old days”) -> itsarnisaq "something from the old days

   qanga (“long ago”) -> qanganisaq (“old-fashioned”)

Synonyms

• -lisaq

References

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 153, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014