aatsitassaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

aatsippaa (“melts it”) +‎ -taq (“that is [verb]ed”) +‎ -ssaq (“future [noun]”), thus "thing that will be melted".

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aatsitassaq/, [aːt.t͡sɪ.təs.sɑq]

Noun

aatsitassaq (plural aatititassat, and aatsitassat)

1. ore, raw material
   • 2008, Sermitsiaq AG, Naalakkersuisut uranimikpiiaaffiit qularnartoqartippaat‎^[1]:

     Urani kuultip, diamantit olivinillu akerlianik aatsitassaq akerleriiffiuvoq, qulakkiissavarpullu innuttaasunit tapersersorneqarnissarput uranimik piiaalinnginnitsinni.

     Unlike gold, diamonds and olivine, uranium is such a controversial raw material that we must secure popular support before uranium mining.

Declension

Declension of aatsitassaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aatsitassaq	aatsitassat
ergative	aatsitassap	aatsitassat
allative	aatsitassamut	aatsitassanut
ablative	aatsitassamit	aatsitassanit
prosecutive	aatsitassakkut	aatsitassatigut
locative	aatsitassami	aatsitassani
instrumental	aatsitassamik	aatsitassanik
equative	aatsitassatut	aatsitassatut

References

• aatsitassaq in Katersat