niviarsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaraq (“girl”), and niviaq (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /niviarsiaq/, [nɪ.vɪ.əs.sɪ.ɑq]

Noun

niviarsiaq (plural niviarsissat)

1. young, unmarried girl, miss
2. nurse
3. dwarf fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium); the national flower of Greenland

Declension

Declension of niviarsiaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	niviarsiaq	niviarsissat
ergative	niviarsissap	niviarsissat
allative	niviarsissamut	niviarsissanut
ablative	niviarsissamit	niviarsissanit
prosecutive	niviarsissakkut	niviarsissatigut
locative	niviarsissami	niviarsissani
instrumental	niviarsissamik	niviarsissanik
equative	niviarsissatut	niviarsisatut

References

• DAKA
• niviarsiaq in Katersat