ukiaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • ukiaĸ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ukiu- (“winter, autumn, year, spend the winter”), from Proto-Eskimo *ukju(r) (“winter, autumn, year”). Compare ukioq (“winter, year”), and ukiivoq (“spends the winter”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ukiaq/, [u.kɪ.ɑq]

Noun

ukiaq (plural ukiat)

  1. autumn

Declension

Declension of ukiaq
case singular plural
absolutive ukiaq ukiat
ergative ukiap
allative ukiamut ukianut
ablative ukiamit ukianit
prolative ukiakkut ukiatigut
locative ukiami ukiani
instrumental ukiamik ukianik
equative ukiatut
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