qanik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qan(n)iГ (“falling snow, snowflake, snow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaniɣ (“falling snow”). Compare qannerpoq (“snows”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qanik/, [qə.nɪk]

Noun

qanik (plural qaniit)

1. snowflake

Declension

Declension of qanik

case	singular	plural
absolutive	qanik	qaniit
ergative	qaniup
allative	qanimmut	qaninnut
ablative	qanimmit	qaninnit
prolative	qanikkut	qanitsigut
locative	qanimmi	qaninni
instrumental	qanimmik	qaninnik
equative	qanittut

References

• qanik in Katersat
• “qanik“ in iserasuaat.gl