aarluarsuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From aarluk (“(killer) whale”) +‎ -arsuk (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aarluarsuk/, [ɑʶːɬ.ɬʊ.ʷɑs.sʊk]

Noun

aarluarsuk (plural aarluarsuit)

  1. dolphin
  2. Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
  3. White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)

Declension

Declension of aarluarsuk
case singular plural
absolutive aarluarsuk aarluarsuit
ergative aarluarsuup
allative aarluarsummut aarluarsunnut
ablative aarluarsummit aarluarsunnit
prolative aarluarsukkut aarluarsutsigut
locative aarluarsummi aarluarsunni
instrumental aarluarsummik aarluarsunnik
equative aarluarsuttut

References

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