nanoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *nanu- (“polar bear”), from Proto-Eskimo *nanu- (“polar bear”). Cognates include Inuktitut ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nanuq/, [nanoq~nanɔq]

Noun[edit]

nanoq (plural nannut)

  1. bear
  2. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
    Angut nannumit toqunneqarpoq.
    The man was killed by a polar bear.

Declension[edit]

Declension of nanoq
singular plural
absolutive nanoq nannut
ergative nannup nannut
allative nannumut nannunut
ablative nannumit nannunit
prosecutive nannukkut nannutigut
locative nannumi nannuni
instrumental nannumik nannumik
equative nannutut nannutut
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