erneq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *iʀnǝq, from Proto-Eskimo *iʁnǝʁ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᕐᓂᖅ (irniq) and Inupiaq iġñiq.
Pronunciation
Noun
erneq (plural ernerit)
- son
- 1992, “Meeqqakka”, in Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten:
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | erneq | ernerit |
| ergative | ernerup | |
| allative | ernermut | ernernut |
| ablative | ernermit | ernernit |
| prolative | ernikkut | ernertigut |
| locative | ernermi | ernerni |
| instrumental | ernermik | ernernik |
| equative | ernertut | |
References
Yup'ik
Etymology
From erte- (“to dawn”) + -neq (postbase meaning a thing that results from -ing).
Noun
erneq
- day (24-hour period or day as opposed to night)