niviarsiaraq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaq (“girl, young unmarried woman”), and niviaq (“girl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /niviarsiaraq/, [nɪ.vɪ.ɑs.sɪ.ɑ.ʁɑq]

Noun

niviarsiaraq (plural niviarsiaqqat)

  1. girl
    • 1992, “Meeqqakka”, in Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten:
      Ernerput anguteqatiminoortartunngorsimavoq (19-inik ukioqarluni paasineqarpoq), niviarsiararlu nukarleq arnaqatiminoortartunngorsimalluni.
      Our son has become gay (it was discovered when he was 19 years old), and the youngest girl has become a lesbian.

Declension

Declension of niviarsiaraq
case singular plural
absolutive niviarsiaraq niviarsiaqqat
ergative niviarsiaqqap
allative niviarsiaqqamut niviarsiaqqanut
ablative niviarsiaqqamit niviarsiaqqanit
prolative niviarsiaqqakkut niviarsiaqqatigut
locative niviarsiaqqami niviarsiaqqani
instrumental niviarsiaqqamik niviarsiaqqanik
equative niviarsiaqqatut

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