-vik

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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-vik (v-n?, additive?)

  1. used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs
    anniarpoq (suffers) -> anniarfik (hell)
    qimaavoq (escapes) -> qimaaffik (refuge)
Usage notes
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May become -ffik at a vowel base. (Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, 2003, Atugkat; p. 229)

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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-vik (n-n?, additive?)

  1. real, genuine
    nuna (country) -> nunavik (mainland, continent)
    kuulti (gold) -> kuultivik (real gold)
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Yup'ik

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yupik *-vik, from Proto-Eskimo *-vik. Compare Greenlandic -vik.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-vik

  1. Used to denote the time or place of an action.

Derived terms

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