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inuk

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See also: Inuk and iñuk

Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣ. Cognate of Inupiaq iñuk, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok), and East Greenlandic iik.

Noun

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inuk (plural inuit)

  1. person
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The BBC crew has visited Ammassalik twice. The first time was in March, when they filmed on the solid winter sea ice.
      (literally, “The people from BBC [] ”)
    • 1982, August 4, Roland Thomsen, Atuagagdliutit, issue 31, "Tasiilami aasaq",
      Inuit uummalersutut ilipput, pingaartumik umiarsualiviup eqqaani
      People seem to be in a hurry, especially near the harbour

Declension

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Declension of inuk
case singular plural
absolutive inuk inuit
ergative inuup
allative inummut inunnut
ablative inummit inunniit
prolative inukkut inutsigut
locative inummi inunni
instrumental inummik inunnik
equative inuttut

Hungarian

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Etymology

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ín (tendon, sinew) +‎ -uk (their, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈinuk]
  • Hyphenation: inuk

Noun

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inuk

  1. third-person plural single-possession possessive of ín

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative inuk
accusative inukat
dative inuknak
instrumental inukkal
causal-final inukért
translative inukká
terminative inukig
essive-formal inukként
essive-modal inukul
inessive inukban
superessive inukon
adessive inuknál
illative inukba
sublative inukra
allative inukhoz
elative inukból
delative inukról
ablative inuktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
inuké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
inukéi

Inuktitut

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Noun

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inuk (dual inuuk, plural inuit)

  1. Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)