naggat

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

naggat (plural naggatit)

  1. (typography) full stop, period
    • 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 20
      Naalisakkani naggat atortarpoq.
      A full stop is usually used for 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 examine the differences between words ending in -poq, -voq etc. and words ending in -paa, -vaa etc.
  3. surname
    Synonym: kinguliaqut

Declension

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

Swedish

Verb

naggat

  1. supine of nagga