eqaluk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok) and Inupiaq qalukpik.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iqaluk/, [ɜ.qə.lʊk]

Noun

eqaluk (plural eqaluit)

  1. sea trout
  2. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Declension

Declension of eqaluk
case singular plural
absolutive eqaluk eqaluit
ergative eqaluup
allative eqalummut eqalunnut
ablative eqalummit eqalunnit
prolative eqalukkut eqalutsigut
locative eqalummi eqalunni
instrumental eqalummik eqalunnik
equative eqaluttut

Derived terms

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.