-ssaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ssaq/, [-s.sɑq]

Suffix

-ssaq (n-n^?, truncative^?)

1. future [noun], thing meant to become a [noun]

   inuunissaq nalunaqaaq

   One knows nothing of how long one is going to live.

   qarmassaq

   Stone or turf to be used for a wall.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -ssaq

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 164, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014