qiiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qiija- (“feel cold”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝʁu-ɣ- (“freeze to death, feel cold”). Compare qiiavoq.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qiiaq/, [qɪːɑq]

Noun

qiiaq (plural qiiat)

1. shiver, chill

Declension

Declension of qiiaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qiiaq	qiiat
ergative	qiiap	qiiat
allative	qiiamut	qiianut
ablative	qiiamit	qiianit
prosecutive	qiiakkut	qiiatigut
locative	qiiami	qiiani
instrumental	qiiamik	qiianik
equative	qiiatut	qiiatut