eqqaanarneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

eqqaanarpoq (“resembles, reminds of”) +‎ -neq

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iqqaanarniq/, [ɜq.qəː.nɑn.nɜq]

Noun

eqqaanarneq

  1. similarity, resemblance
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Michael Treen oqaluttuarpoq Ammassalik toqqarneqarsimasoq pissusiata sikuijuitsumut[sic – meaning sikuiuitsumut] kujallermut eqqaanarnera pissutigalugu.
      Michael Treen explains that Ammassalik was selected due to its environmental conditions being similar to those of the Antarctic Ocean.
      (literally, “ […] to those of the Southern ice-sea.”)

Declension

Declension of eqqaanarneq
case singular plural
absolutive eqqaanarneq eqqaanarnerit
ergative eqqaanarnerup
allative eqqaanarnermut eqqaanarnernut
ablative eqqaanarnermit eqqaanarnernit
prolative eqqaanarnikkut eqqaanarnertigut
locative eqqaanarnermi eqqaanarnerni
instrumental eqqaanarnermik eqqaanarnernik
equative eqqaanarnertut
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