sigguit

Greenlandic

Etymology

Plural of sigguk (“snout”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /siɡɡuit/, [sɪç.çʊ.ʷɪt]

Noun

sigguit

  1. (plural only) mouth
    Synonym: qaneq
    • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
      Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.
      ["Leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Declension

Declension of [Term?]
case singular plural
absolutive — sigguit
ergative —
allative — siggunnut
ablative — siggunnit
prolative — siggutigut
locative — siggunni
instrumental — siggunnik
equative — sigguttut

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