ammassak

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋmaɣ-raɣ (“small fish”). Cognate with Inupiaq aämaksraq (“rainbow smelt”) and Inuinnaqtun angmagiaq (“capelin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.mas.sak/

Noun

ammassak (plural ammassaat)

  1. capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Declension

Declension of ammassak
case singular plural
absolutive ammassak ammassaat
ergative ammassaap
allative ammassammut ammassannut
ablative ammassammit ammassannit
prolative ammassakkut ammassatsigut
locative ammassammi ammassanni
instrumental ammassammik ammassannik
equative ammassattut

References

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