nassuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naɣruɣ (antler, horn), from Proto-Eskimo *naŋru- (antler, wrist).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nassuk/, [nəs.sʊk]

Noun

nassuk (plural nassuit)

  1. antler, horn

Declension

Declension of nassuk
case singular plural
absolutive nassuk nassuit
ergative nassuup
allative nassummut nassunnut
ablative nassummit nassunnit
prolative nassukkut nassutsigut
locative nassummi nassunni
instrumental nassummik nassunnik
equative nassuttut

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