nimeriaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nimiʁia- (“water worm, snake, eel”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝmǝʁja- (“worm, snake, eel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nimiriaq/, [ny.mɜ.ʁɪ.ɑq]

Noun

nimeriaq (plural nimerissat)

  1. eel
  2. American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

Declension

Declension of nimeriaq
case singular plural
absolutive nimeriaq nimerissat
ergative nimerissap
allative nimerissamut nimerissanut
ablative nimerissamit nimerissanit
prolative nimerissakkut nimerissatigut
locative nimerissami nimerissani
instrumental nimerissamik nimerissanik
equative nimerissatut nimerisatut

Derived terms

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