inuk

See also: Inuk and iñuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

inuk

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

Declension

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

Noun

inuk (dual inuuk, plural inuit)

1. Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)