seqineq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Eskimo *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun”). Cognates include East Greenlandic siirliq, Inuktitut siqiniq, and Yupik ciqineq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /siqiniq/, [sɜ.qɪ.nɜq]

Noun

seqineq

  1. sun

Declension

Declension of seqineq
case singular plural
absolutive seqineq seqernit
ergative seqernup
allative seqinermut seqinernut
ablative seqinermit seqinernit
prolative seqinikkut seqinertigut
locative seqinermi seqinerni
instrumental seqinermik seqinernik
equative seqinertut

Derived terms

  • seqinerpoq (“to get sunstroke”)
  • seqinersiorfik (“festival for the return of the sun”)
  • seqinersiutit (“sunglasses”)
  • seqinnerippoq (“to be sunny weather”)
  • seqinnerpoq (“the sun shines”)
  • seqinniarpoq (“to go out to see the sun after a period of darkness”)
  • seqinnisaarpoq (“to bask in the sun”)

References

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