neqi
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *nǝqǝ (“meat, food, cook a meal”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝqǝ (“meat, food”). Compare neqissaq (“food, nourishment”).
Declension
Declension of neqi
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | neqi | neqit |
| ergative | neqip | neqit |
| allative | neqimut | neqinut |
| ablative | neqimit | neqinit |
| prosecutive | neqikkut | neqitigut |
| locative | neqimi | neqini |
| instrumental | neqimik | neqinik |
| equative | neqitut | neqitut |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- neqiuumasoq (“carnivore”)
- neqigaa (“has it as food, is nourished by it”)
- neqitaq (“bait”), neqitassaq (“bait”)
- neqitorpoq (“eats meat”)
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