qanik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qan(n)iГ (“falling snow, snowflake, snow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaniɣ (“falling snow”). Compare qannerpoq (“snows”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qanik/, [qə.nɪk]

Noun

qanik (plural qaniit)

  1. snowflake

Declension

Declension of qanik
case singular plural
absolutive qanik qaniit
ergative qaniup
allative qanimmut qaninnut
ablative qanimmit qaninnit
prolative qanikkut qanitsigut
locative qanimmi qaninni
instrumental qanimmik qaninnik
equative qanittut

References

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