qulleq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qulliq/, [qʊɬ.ɬɜq]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. tear, teardrop
Declension
Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. the uppermost one, the highest one
Declension
Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Etymology 3

Generalised from sense 2, referring to the 'upper' lamp in an Inuit house, placed on a table (as opposed to smaller lamps on the floor).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. lamp
Declension
Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Further reading
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