atorsinnaanngitsoq
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Greenlandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From atorsinnaavoq (“is useful”) + -nngit + -toq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atorsinnaanngitsoq
- useless, good-for-nothing
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 4–5:
- Potterip nulia Dursleyp nulia qatannigutigaa ukiorpassuarni takusimanngisaa. Dursleyp nulia qatannguteqanngitsutut pissusilersortarpoq, qatanngutaami taanna uialu atorsinnaanngitsoq ilaqutariit Dursleykkunnut nallersuussinnaanngillat.
- Mrs Potter was Mrs Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.
Declension
[edit]Declension of atorsinnaanngitsoq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | atorsinnaanngitsoq | atorsinnaanngitsut |
| ergative | atorsinnaanngitsup | atorsinnaanngitsut |
| allative | atorsinnaanngitsumut | atorsinnaanngitsunut |
| ablative | atorsinnaanngitsumit | atorsinnaanngitsunit |
| prosecutive | atorsinnaanngitsukkut | atorsinnaanngitsutigut |
| locative | atorsinnaanngitsumi | atorsinnaanngitsuni |
| instrumental | atorsinnaanngitsumik | atorsinnaanngitsunik |
| equative | atorsinnaanngitsutut | atorsinnaanngitsutut |