niulu

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niu (leg, root), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu (leg). Compare niu (leg).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /niulu/, [nɪ.ʊ.lʊ]

Noun

niulu (plural niulut)

  1. leg or foot of an object (table, chair etc.)
  2. root (of a plant

Declension

Declension of niulu
case singular plural
absolutive niulu niulut
ergative niulup
allative niulumut niulunut
ablative niulumit niulunit
prolative niulukkut niulutigut
locative niulumi niuluni
instrumental niulumik niulunik
equative niulutut