alleq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *alɣi, from Proto-Eskimo *alɣǝ. Compare Inupiaq aahaaliq.

Noun[edit]

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. long-tailed duck, oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alleq
singular plural
absolutive alleq alliit
ergative alliup alliit
allative allermut allernut
ablative allermit allernit
prosecutive allikkut allitigut
locative allermi allerni
instrumental allermik allernik
equative allertut allertut

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. the lower, the lowest part
  2. the lower lamp of an Eskimo house, made of fat
Declension[edit]
Declension of alleq
singular plural
absolutive alleq alliit
ergative alliup alliit
allative allermut allernut
ablative allermit allernit
prosecutive allikkut allitigut
locative allermi allerni
instrumental allermik allernik
equative allertut allertut

References[edit]

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