aatsitassaq oqimaatsoq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aatsitassaq (“ore, raw material”) + oqimaatsoq (“heavy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- heavy metal (high-density metal)
- 1986 August 13, “Ukiumi siullermi misissuisimanermi paasisaqartoqanngilaq”, in Atuagagdliutit:
- Avannarpariartornermi imaani uumasut miluumasut aatsitassanik oqimaatsunik akoqarnerujartorput.
- As one goes further north in the sea, mammals ("contain more", I guess) heavy metals.