iguutilik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From iguut (“stinger”) +‎ -lik (“owner of”), from Proto-Inuit *iɣuv- (“suck, sting, bumblebee”). Compare igutsak (“bumblebee”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iɡuutilik/, [i.ɣʊː.t͡sɪ.lɪk]

Noun

iguutilik (plural iguutillit)

  1. wasp

Declension

Declension of iguutilik
case singular plural
absolutive iguutilik iguutillit
ergative iguutillup
allative iguutilimmut iguutilinnut
ablative iguutilimmit iguutilinnit
prolative iguutilikkut iguutilitsigut
locative iguutilimmi iguutilinni
instrumental iguutilimmik iguutilinnik
equative iguutilittut

References

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