kunngi

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish konge.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kuŋŋi/, [kʊŋ.ŋɪ]

Noun

kunngi (plural kunngit)

  1. king

Declension

Declension of kunngi
case singular plural
absolutive kunngi kunngit
ergative kunngip
allative kunngimut kunnginut
ablative kunngimit kunnginit
prolative kunngikkut kunngitigut
locative kunngimi kunngini
instrumental kunngimik kunnginik
equative kunngitut

Derived terms

  • kunngikkormiu (“royal (person)”)
  • kunngikkormiut (“royal family”), Kunngikkormiut (“Royal Family, particularly the Danish Royal Family”)
  • kunngip pania (“princess”)
  • kunngissaq (“crown prince”)
  • kunngiuffik (“kingdom”), kunngeqarfik (“kingdom”)

References

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