-rujussuar

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-rujussuar/, [-ʁʊ.jʊs.sʊ.ɑʁ]

Affix

-rujussuar (v-v^?, truncative^?)

1. extremely, very much
   • 2017 July 22, Sorlannguaq Petersen, “Nunanut allanut sungiusaasoq aapakaatut isigineqartoq”, in Sermitsiaq:

     Isumaqarunillu taama iliornikkut isikkamik arsaannermik sungiusaasuujunnaassasunga, taakku kukkorujussuarput.

     And if they think that I will stop being a football trainer because of these acts, they are severely mistaken.

Related terms

• -rujussuaq

References

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 120, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• -rujussuar in Katersat