erniaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Possibly related to erneq "son", from Proto-Eskimo *iʁni-ʁ. Compare ernivoq (“bears, lays eggs”) and ernineq (“animal that has given birth to young”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /irniaq/, [ɜn.nɪ.ɑq]

Noun

erniaq (plural erniat)

  1. fry (young fish); brood

Declension

Declension of erniaq
case singular plural
absolutive erniaq erniat
ergative erniap
allative erniamut ernianut
ablative erniamit ernianit
prolative erniakkut erniatigut
locative erniami erniani
instrumental erniamik ernianik
equative erniatut
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