ippiarsuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ịkpịạʁ-ruɣ (“sewing kit, small bag”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝkviɣ (“small bag for belongings”). Cognate with Inupiaq ikpiaàruk (“sewing kit, bone needle case”). Compare -arsuk (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ip.pi.ʲɑs.suk/

Noun

ippiarsuk (plural ippiarsuit)

  1. skin bag, sewing kit
  2. sea walnut, warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

Declension

Declension of ippiarsuk
case singular plural
absolutive ippiarsuk ippiarsuit
ergative ippiarsuup
allative ippiarsummut ippiarsunnut
ablative ippiarsummit ippiarsunnit
prolative ippiarsukkut ippiarsutsigut
locative ippiarsummi ippiarsunni
instrumental ippiarsummik ippiarsunnik
equative ippiarsuttut

References

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