aalisartoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

aalisarpoq +‎ -toq

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aalisartuq/, [aː.lɪ.sɑt.tɔq]

Noun

aalisartoq (plural aalisartut)

1. fisherman, fisherperson, person occupied with fishing
   • 2011, C. Davidsen, KNR Radio‎^[1]:

     Aalisartoq ajunaartoq pikkorissartinneqarsimanngilaq - Aalisartoq, umiartornermik misilittagaqanngitsoq imarsiornermilluunniit ilinniagaqanngitsoq, kilisaammit Erikamiit Islandip kitaatungaani nakkarluni februaarimi ajunaartoq upalungaarsimanissamut pikkorissartinneqarsimasuuguni annanniummilluunniit pullattakkamik atorsimasuuguni inuunera annaanneqarsimasinnaagaluarpoq.

     Fisherman in fatal accident was poorly dressed - It was a fisherman with no experience at sea or maritime education who drowned this winter after falling overboard from the vessel Erika west of Iceland.

   • 2019, Avannaata Kommunia, Borgmesterip aalisartut iliuuseqarnerat nersualaarpaa‎^[2]:

     Avannaata Kommuniani borgmesterip Palle Jerimiassenip Ilulissani aalisartut aalisarnermi atortunik annaasanik nammineq iliuuseqarlutik qalluilermata nersualaarpai.

     The mayor of Avannaata municipality, Palle Jerimiassen, has only praise left for the fishermen in Ilulissat, who on their own initiative have started fishing for lost fishing gear.

Declension

Declension of aalisartoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aalisartoq	aalisartut
ergative	aalisartup	aalisartut
allative	aalisartumut	aalisartunut
ablative	aalisartumit	aalisartunit
prosecutive	aalisartukkut	aalisartutigut
locative	aalisartumi	aalisartuni
instrumental	aalisartumik	aalisartunik
equative	aalisartutut	aalisartutut

References

• DAKA
• aalisartoq in Katersat