-neq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-neq (v-n?, additive?)
- the act of [verb]ing; the quality of having [verb]ed
- ikinngut (“friend”) -> ikinngutigiipput (“they are friends”) -> ikinngutigiinneq (“friendship”)
Usage notes[edit]
This suffix is often called the "abstract participle", because it can create abstract nouns out of verbs. It also behaves in the following ways with other suffixes:
- With -u (“to be”): -neq + -u becomes -neru, e.g. pit
- When used with possessive endings it means "the [verb]ing of the possessor"
- With -ssaq (“future”) and a possessive ending it means "to possessor's [verb]ing"
- With a possessive locative ending it means "while", e.g. nerinisinni ("while we eat"), and if preceded by -nngit (“negative”) it means "before", e.g. nerinnginnitsinni ("before we eat").
Derived terms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-neq (v-n?, additive?)
References[edit]
- Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, oqa.dk
- Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 140, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
- -neq in Katersat