-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

• -leri in Katersat
• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 94, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014