-paat
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Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-paat (n-n?, additive?, recessive r?)
- many, crowd of
- tuttu + -paat → tuttorpaat
- A herd of caribou.
- tuttu + -paat → tuttorpaat
Usage notes[edit]
- In speech, this suffix can be repeated several times to increase emphasis.
- e.g. anguterparparpassuaqarpoq
- There was a great, great, great crowd of men.
- e.g. anguterparparpassuaqarpoq