-tit

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-tit/, [-t͡sɪt]

Suffix

-tit (v-v^?, additive^?)

1. (on intransitive verbs) to cause to [verb]

   atuarpoq (“read”) -> atuartippaa (“teach”)

2. (on transitive verbs) to cause to be [verb]ed by something else (which is placed in the allative)
3. to have been [verb]ed

Usage notes

Sometimes truncative. Intransitivized by -si.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -tit

agguaqatigiissitaq

assigiissitaq

bakteria noqartitsisartoq

ineriartortitsineq

itigartippaa

tusarnaartitsineq

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 100, 109, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, pp. 74, 267-268. Atuagkat 2003.