naggat

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naɡɡat/, [nəx̟.x̟ət]

Noun

naggat (plural naggatit)

1. (typography) period, full stop
   • 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 20

     Naalisakkani naggat atortarpoq

     A period is usually used by abbreviations.

2. (grammar) ending
   • Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, p. 21

     Maannakkut misissussavavut oqaatsit -poq-mik, -voq-mik il.il. naggatillit oqaatsinit -paa-mik -vaa-mik il.il. naggatilinnit allaassutaat.

     We will now consider the difference between words having the ending -poq, -voq etc. and words having the ending -paa, -vaa etc..

3. surname

   Synonym: kinguliaqut

Declension

Declension of naggat

	singular	plural
absolutive	naggat	naggatit
ergative	naggatip	naggatit
allative	naggammut	naggatinut
ablative	naggammit	naggatinit
prosecutive	naggatikkut	naggatitigut
locative	naggammi	naggatini
instrumental	naggammik	naggatinik
equative	naggatitut	naggatitut

Swedish

Verb

naggat

1. supine of nagga