aavaa

See also: åvå

Finnish

Adjective

aavaa

  1. partitive singular of aava

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ai- (“fetch”), from Proto-Eskimo *aɣǝ- (“go for a walk”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aavaa/, [aːvəː]

Verb

aavaa

  1. (transitive) fetches it, goes after it
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 332:
      "Ajuusaarpunga, Harry," aliasulluni oqarpoq. "Snape marsileruttorlugu anillappoq aperalungalu sulerinersunga akigakkulu Flitwick utaqqillugu taanna aavaa. Allatut ajornartumik Flitwick oqaloqatigisariaqarsimavara oqaloqatigineranilu Snape qimaasimavoq. Nalulluinnarpara sumunnarnersoq!"
      "I'm sorry, Harry!" she wailed. "Snape came out and asked me what I was doing, so I said I was waiting for Flitwick, and Snape went to get him, and I've only just got away. I don't know where Snape went."
  2. (transitive) downloads it

References
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