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
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