-gasaar

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

-gasag

Pronunciation[edit]

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ɡasaar/, [-ɣə.sɑːʁ]

Suffix[edit]

-gasaar (n-v^?, truncative^?)

be stained with [noun]
aak (“blood”) -> aagasaarpoq (“is blood-stained”)

Usage notes[edit]

Initial -g- becomes -r- after -q and -tï (likewise for -gasag).

Further reading[edit]

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 83, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014

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