Nuuk
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Nuuk. From Greenlandic Nuuk, a capitalization of Greenlandic nuuk (“cape”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nuuk
- The capital city of Greenland.
- 2025 March 8, Miranda Bryant, quoting Tom Dans, “‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
- Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.”
Translations
capital of Greenland
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greenlandic Nuuk.
Proper noun
Nuuk
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
Synonyms
- Godthåb (less frequently)
Estonian
Etymology
From Greenlandic Nuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuːk/
Proper noun
Nuuk
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
Finnish
Etymology
From Greenlandic Nuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuːk/, [ˈnuːk]
- Rhymes: -uːk
- Syllabification(key): Nuuk
- Hyphenation(key): Nuuk
Proper noun
Nuuk
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
Declension
| Inflection of Nuuk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Nuuk | — | |
| genitive | Nuukin | — | |
| partitive | Nuukia | — | |
| illative | Nuukiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Nuuk | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Nuuk | — |
| gen. | Nuukin | ||
| genitive | Nuukin | — | |
| partitive | Nuukia | — | |
| inessive | Nuukissa | — | |
| elative | Nuukista | — | |
| illative | Nuukiin | — | |
| adessive | Nuukilla | — | |
| ablative | Nuukilta | — | |
| allative | Nuukille | — | |
| essive | Nuukina | — | |
| translative | Nuukiksi | — | |
| abessive | Nuukitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuk/
Proper noun
Nuuk m
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Capitalization of nuuk (“cape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuːk/
Proper noun
Nuuk
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | Nuuk | — |
| ergative | Nuukup | |
| allative | Nuummik | — |
| ablative | Nuummut | — |
| prolative | Nuummi | — |
| locative | Nuummit | — |
| instrumental | Nuukkut | — |
| equative | Nuuttut | — |
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Danish Nuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Nuuk
- Homophone: nóg
Proper noun
Nuuk m inan (indeclinable, related adjective nukijski)
Derived terms
nouns
- nukijczyk
- nukijka
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Greenlandic Nuuk.
Proper noun
Nuuk ?
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
- Synonym: Godthaab
Spanish
Etymology
From Greenlandic Nuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈuk/ [nuˈuk]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Nu‧uk
Proper noun
Nuuk ?
- Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)