orsoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *uqru- (“fat, blubber”). Cognates include Inupiaq uqsruq and Inuktitut ᐅᖅᓱᖅ (oqsoq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ursuq/, [ɔs.sɔq]

Noun

orsoq (plural orsut)

  1. blubber, fat
  2. grease, oil
  3. seal oil

Declension

Declension of orsoq
case singular plural
absolutive orsoq orsut
ergative orsup
allative orsumut orsunut
ablative orsumit orsunit
prolative orsukkut orsutigut
locative orsumi orsuni
instrumental orsumik orsunik
equative orsutut
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