imeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝmǝq, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝmǝʀ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅ (imiq), Inupiaq imiq.

Pronunciation

Noun

imeq (plural ermit, and erngit, and ernit, and imit)

  1. water

Derived terms

  • imeqarfik (reservoir)
  • imeq minguttoq (wastewater)

References

  • Ernst Hakon Jahr, Ingvild Broch, Language Contact in the Arctic (1996, →ISBN, page 225

Further reading

  • imeq in Katersat
  • imeq“ in iserasuaat.gl

Võro

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *imeh.

Noun

imeq (genitive imme, partitive imet)

  1. miracle

Declension