-toq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

Suffix

-toq (v-n?, additive?, VTV → VsV?)

  1. (one) who [verb]s

Usage notes

Some[1][2] refer to the class of derived nominals derived from this suffix as intransitive participles (as with -soq), cf. -taq ("passive participles") and -neq ("abstract participles").

Derived terms
Greenlandic terms suffixed with -toq

References
  1. Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Gramatik, p. 91. Atuagkat 2003.
  2. Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 145, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
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