nuak
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *nuvaɣ- (“phlegm, mucus from cold, have a cold, saliva, cough”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńuva-ɣ (“saliva”). Compare nuappoq (“has a cold”), nuffarliorpoq (“suffers from cold”), and nualluk (“influenza”).
Declension
Declension of nuak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | nuak | nuaat |
| ergative | nuaap | nuaat |
| allative | nuammut | nuannut |
| ablative | nuammit | nuannit |
| prosecutive | nuakkut | nuatsigut |
| locative | nuammi | nuanni |
| instrumental | nuammik | nuannik |
| equative | nuattut | nuattut |
Further reading
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