atsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Probably derived from atserpaa (“names him”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /atsiaq/, [at.t͡sɪ.ɑq]

Noun

atsiaq (plural atsiat)

1. someone named after a dead person

Declension

Declension of atsiaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	atsiaq	atsiat
ergative	atsiap	atsiat
allative	atsiamut	atsianut
ablative	atsiamit	atsianit
prosecutive	atsiakkut	atsiatigut
locative	atsiami	atsiani
instrumental	atsiamik	atsianik
equative	atsiatut	atsiatut

Further reading

• DAKA