sigguk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciɣjuɣ (“beak, muzzle”), from Proto-Eskimo *c(ǝ)ɣruɣ (“beak, nostrils, muzzle”). Cognate with Inuinnaqtun higguk (“beak”), Alutiiq cugg’eq (“beak, bill”), and Inupiaq sigguuk (“beak”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /siɡɡuk/, [sɪç.çʊk]

Noun

sigguk (plural sigguit)

  1. beak, muzzle, snout

Declension

Declension of sigguk
case singular plural
absolutive sigguk sigguit
ergative sigguup
allative siggummut siggunnut
ablative siggummit siggunnit
prolative siggukkut siggutsigut
locative siggummi siggunni
instrumental siggummik siggunnik
equative sigguttut

References

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