nerleq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *liʁli(ʁ) (“goose”), from Proto-Eskimo *lǝqlǝʁ (“goose”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nirliq/, [nɜɬ.ɬɜq]

Noun

nerleq (plural nerlerit)

1. goose
2. white-fronted goose

Declension

Declension of nerleq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	nerleq	nerlerit
ergative	nerlerup
allative	nerlermut	nerlernut
ablative	nerlermit	nerlernit
prolative	nerlikkut	nerlertigut
locative	nerlermi	nerlerni
instrumental	nerlermik	nerlernik
equative	nerlertut

Derived terms

• nerlernaq (“brent goose”)
• nerleq angutiviaq (“gander”)
• nerleq nujuartaq (“wild goose”)
• nerleq piaraq (“gosling”)
• nerleq siggukitsoq (“pink-footed goose”)