iluliaq
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Greenlandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from iloq (“frost pattern, ice pattern”), from Proto-Inuit *ilu- (“rime frost, form frost”), from Proto-Eskimo *ilu- (“rime, frost”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iluliaq (plural ilulissat)
Declension
[edit]Declension of iluliaq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | iluliaq | ilulissat |
| ergative | ilulissap | ilulissat |
| allative | ilulissamut | ilulissanut |
| ablative | ilulissamit | ilulissanit |
| prosecutive | ilulissakkut | ilulissatigut |
| locative | ilulissami | ilulissani |
| instrumental | ilulissamik | ililissanik |
| equative | ilulissatut | ilulissatut |
Further reading
[edit]- Tersis, N. and Taverniers, P. (2010) Two Greenlandic Sea Ice Lists and Some considerations Regarding Inuit Sea Ice Terms. SIKU: Knowing Our Ice, Springer Science, pp.413-426, 2010.