imeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝ̣̊mǝ̣ʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝmǝʁ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅ (imiq) and Inupiaq imiq.

Pronunciation

Noun

imeq (plural ermit, and erngit, and ernit, and imit)

  1. water

Derived terms

  • imeqarfik (reservoir)
  • imeq minguttoq (wastewater)

References

  • Ernst Hakon Jahr, Ingvild Broch, Language Contact in the Arctic (1996, →ISBN, page 225

Võro

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *imeh.

Noun

imeq (genitive imme, partitive imet)

  1. miracle

Declension

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