pisortaq
Greenlandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pi.sɔt.tɑq/
Noun
pisortaq (plural pisortat)
- leader, director, employer, manager
- 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
- Filmiliornermi pisortaq Michael Treen Tunumit aallalernerminni AG-mut oqarpoq, suut tamarmik pilersaarutit malillugit ingerlasirasut.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:
- Dursley suliffeqarfissuarmi Grunningsimi pisortaavoq. Suliffeqarfissuaq qillerusiorfiuvoq.
- Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills.
- housewife, housekeeper
Declension
Declension of pisortaq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | pisortaq | pisortat |
| ergative | pisortap | pisortat |
| allative | pisortamut | pisortanut |
| ablative | pisortamit | pisortanit |
| prosecutive | pisortakkut | pisortatigut |
| locative | pisortami | pisortani |
| instrumental | pisortamik | pisortanik |
| equative | pisortatut | pisortatut |
References
- Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl
- oqaasileriffik
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