Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
-utï. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
-utï, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
-utï in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
-utï you have here. The definition of the word
-utï will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
-utï, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Greenlandic
Suffix
-utï (v-n?, truncative?, variable vowel?, uses -j- as interfix?)
- instrument, means
Usage notes
- May be additive, especially after an r-base (in the following, truncativity is implicit).
- Becomes -atï after a.
- May lose the affix-initial vowel and instead geminate an earlier consonant.
- May take the forms -qut, -qqut and -qutat, but only in lexicalised words.
- May take the forms -utaq after i and u, and -ataq after a.
- May take the form -gut, especially after a, u and i.
- May take the form -ssut, especially after a vowel.
Derived terms
Suffix
-utï (n-n?, truncative?)
- indicating personal possession that is alienable or temporary
- e.g. neqiutaa
- His meat (caught or stored/assigned by him), as opposed to neqaa which would mean purely "its or his flesh".
References