anori
See also: Anorí
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *anuʀǝ, from Proto-Eskimo *anuqǝ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓄᕆ (anori), Tunumiisut anirsiq, and Aleut achunal.
Pronunciation
Noun
anori (plural anorit)
- wind
- 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 54
- ANORIP SUKKASSUSAA SAKKORTUSSUSAALU
- Speed and force of wind
- 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 54
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | anori | anorit |
| ergative | anorip | |
| allative | anorimut | anorinut |
| ablative | anorimit | anorinit |
| prolative | anorikkut | anoritigut |
| locative | anorimi | anorini |
| instrumental | anorimik | anorinik |
| equative | anoritut | |
Derived terms
- anorersuaq (“storm”)
- anoraarsuaq (“gust, whirlwind, hurricane”)
- anorsannguaq (“puff, faint breeze”)
- aserorterivik anorisaatilik (“wind mill”)