imeqqutaalaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *(ǝ)mǝtqutaila- (“arctic tern”). Cognate with Inupiaq mitqutaiḷaq, Inuinnaqtun imitqutailaq, and Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅᑯᑕᐃᓚᖅ (imiqkotailaq).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /imiqqutaalaq/, [y.mɜq.qʊ.təːlɑq]

Noun

imeqqutaalaq (plural imeqqutaallat)

  1. arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension
Declension of imeqqutaalaq
singular plural
absolutive imeqqutaalaq imeqqutaalat
ergative imeqqutaalap imeqqutaalat
allative imeqqutaalamut imeqqutaalanut
ablative imeqqutaalamit imeqqutaalanit
prosecutive imeqqutaalakkut imeqqutaalatigut
locative imeqqutaalami imeqqutaalani
instrumental imeqqutaalamik imeqqutaalanik
equative imeqqutaalatut imeqqutaalatut

References
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