akornanni

Greenlandic

Etymology

From akunneq (“interval”) in the locative singular, with the 3rd-person plural possessive ending.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /akurnanni/, [a.kɔn.nən.nɪ]

Particle

akornanni

1. between
   • 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Angallannikkut Tasiilaq inissisimalluarpoq, Kitaata aamma Island-ip Danmark-illu akornanni, ...

     In terms of traffic, Tasiilaq is situated well, between w:Kitaa on one side and Iceland and Denmark on the other, ...

   • 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 19

     Aappersarissap siulliup aappaatalu akornanni avitsineqarsinnaasarpoq ...

     One may hyphenate between the first and the second consonant ...