-leri

See also: leri and lêri

Greenlandic

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-liri/, [-lɜ.ʁɪ]

Suffix

-leri (n-v?, truncative?, fusioning?)

  1. to be hurt, have pain in something.
    uummaserivunga - I have heart pain.
    niulerivoq - He has sore legs.
  2. to work with; to occupy oneself with
    meeraq (“child”) -> meeqqerivoq (“look after children”)

Usage notes

May sometimes be replacive, that is, become -seri- after a t-base. Is fusioning after bases ending with -aq, -eq, -utï.

Derived terms
Greenlandic terms suffixed with -leri

References
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