alleq

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *alɣi, from Proto-Eskimo *alɣǝ. Compare Inupiaq aahaaliq.

Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. long-tailed duck, oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)
Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. the lower, the lowest part
  2. the lower lamp of an Eskimo house, made of fat
Declension

References

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