saaneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caunǝʁ (“bone, seed”), from Proto-Eskimo *caHunǝʁ (“bone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saːnɜq/

Noun

saaneq (plural saanerit, and saarngit, and saarnit)

  1. bone
    • 2012, Høegh, P., KNR.gl‎:
      Saaneq napisoq sapaatip akunneri pingasut allaallu sapaatip akunneri arfinillit ingerlaneranni aatsaat tumarsinnaasarpoq.
      It takes about 3 to 6 weeks before a broken bone grows completely back together.
    • 2013, Sørensen, S., Sermitsiaq.gl‎:
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, tyskit 2. Bundesliga-klubiani Eintracht Hildesheimimi arsaattartoq, novembarip aappaani isikkami aappaani saaneq napivaa pilatsittariaqarlunilu.
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, who plays for the German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Hildesheim, underwent surgery on November 2 for a fracture of a bone in one foot.
  2. knuckle
  3. fruit pit

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • saannappoq
  • saannarippoq
  • saannarluppoq
  • saannerivoq
  • saannerpaa
  • saanertaq
  • saaniku
  • saanikuliaq
  • saaniluk
  • saannippoq
  • saannivoq

References
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