-livik

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-livik/, [-lɪ.vɪk]

Suffix

-livik (n-n?, truncative?, fusioning?)

  1. a container or place for something.
    immulivik
    cream jug

Usage notes

Sometimes becomes -asivik or -usivik after a and u, respectively.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -livik
aningaasivik
qarsulivik
umiarsualivik

References

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