imeqqutaalaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *(ǝ)mǝtqutaila- (“arctic tern”). Cognate with Inupiaq mitqutaiḷaq, Inuinnaqtun imitqutailaq, and Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅᑯᑕᐃᓚᖅ (imiqkotailaq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /imiqqutaalaq/, [y.mɜq.qʊ.təː.lɑq]

Noun

imeqqutaalaq (plural imeqqutaallat)

  1. arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension

Declension of imeqqutaalaq
case singular plural
absolutive imeqqutaalaq imeqqutaalat
ergative imeqqutaalap
allative imeqqutaalamut imeqqutaalanut
ablative imeqqutaalamit imeqqutaalanit
prolative imeqqutaalakkut imeqqutaalatigut
locative imeqqutaalami imeqqutaalani
instrumental imeqqutaalamik imeqqutaalanik
equative imeqqutaalatut

References

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