-giit

See also: giit

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ɡiit/, [-ɣɪːt]

Suffix

-giit (n-n^?, truncative^? except after q and r^?)

1. (plural only) a pair, mutual in converse relation.

   aappaq (“spouse”) -> aappariit (“married couple”)

   erneq (“son”) -> erneriit (“father and son”)

   panik (“daughter”) -> panigiit (“mother and daughter”)

Related terms

• -giig

References

• -giit in Katersat