nimeriaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nimiʁia- (“water worm, snake, eel”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝmǝʁja- (“worm, snake, eel”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nimiriaq/, [ny.mɜ.ʁɪ.ɑq]

Noun

nimeriaq (plural nimerissat)

Declension

Declension of nimeriaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	nimeriaq	nimerissat
ergative	nimerissap	nimerissat
allative	nimerissamut	nimerissanut
ablative	nimerissamit	nimerissanit
prosecutive	nimerissakkut	nimerissatigut
locative	nimerissami	nimerissani
instrumental	nimerissamik	nimerissanik
equative	nimerissatut	nimerisatut

Derived terms

nimeriaq itisoormiu (“Kaup's arrowtooth eel”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.