aappallarissoq
Appearance
Greenlandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- augpatdlarigsoĸ (superseded)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aappallarissoq (plural aappallarissut, and aappallarittut)
- scarlet, crimson
- 2019, J. Lyberth, Nuuk Ugeavis[1], page 31:
- Tassa tamakku qissianik ataatsimut taaneqartarput, qisuilli suuneri najoqqutaralugit qangaanerusoq ateqartinneqarsimallutik, soorlu imatut: isumaatsoq, arnat qisuat, ikki, pinngoq, immap qisua – imamineq aappallarissoq, uligiilik (aqittoq).
- Driftwood was therefore a much valued material in old Greenland, and the various types of wood have their own Greenlandic names, which today are unfortunately forgotten. There are e.g. a thoughtless, virgin, redwood, the wood of the sea, and the crazy floating wood, while other varieties are determined by their scent.
- 2019, C.S. Lorentzen, Suluk[2], page 46:
- Homo Sapienne Viragomit saqqummersinneqarpoq tuluttut qulequtaralugu Crimson (aappallarissoq). Virago naqiterisitsisarfi uvoq, arnat atuakkiaannik saqqummersitsisarnermik suliaqarnerusoq.
- Homo Sapienne is published by Virago under the English title “Crimson”. Virago is a publishing house which specializes in publishing books by females writers.
Declension
[edit]Declension of aappallarissoq
singular | plural | |
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absolutive | aappallarissoq | aappallarissut |
ergative | aappallarissup | aappallarissut |
allative | aappallarissumut | aappallarissunut |
ablative | aappallarissumit | aappallarissunit |
prosecutive | aappallarissukkut | aappallarissutigut |
locative | aappallarissumi | aappallarissuni |
instrumental | aappallarissumik | aappallarissunik |
equative | aappallarissutut | aappallarissutut |
See also
[edit]qaqortoq | qasertoq | qernertoq |
aappaluttoq; aappallarissoq | sungaartoq aappaluaartoq; kajortoq | sungaartoq |
qorsuk | ||
tungutsorissoq | tungujortoq | |
tunguusaq | aappalujattoq |
References
[edit]- aappallarissoq in Katersat