timmiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋmi(r)a- (“bird, small bird”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝʁmira- (“bird, goose”). The literal translation is 'the one that flies'.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /timmiaq/, [t͡sym.mɪ.ɑq]

Noun

timmiaq (plural timmissat)

  1. bird
  2. birdskin jacket

Declension

Declension of timmiaq
case singular plural
absolutive timmiaq timmissat
ergative timmissap
allative timmissamut timmissanut
ablative timmissamit timmissanit
prolative timmissakkut timmissatigut
locative timmissami timmissani
instrumental timmissamik timmissanik
equative timmissatut timmisatut

References

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