pisortaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.sɔt.tɑq/

Noun

pisortaq (plural pisortat)

1. 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.

2. 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
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