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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
-neq (v-n?, additive?)
- substantival suffix, makes abstract nouns out of verbs
- ikinngut (“friend”) > ikinngutigiipput (“they are friends”) > ikinngutigiinneq (“friendship”)
Usage notes
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 ing of the possessor"
- With -ssaq (“future”) and a possessive ending it means "to possessor's 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
Suffix
-neq (v-n?, additive?)
- more, the most ing
- pissaavoq (“be strong”) -> pissaaneq (“strongest”)
References