savik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caviɣ (“knife, iron”), from Proto-Eskimo *caviɣ (“knife, metal”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /savik/, [sə.vɪk]

Noun

savik (plural saviit)

1. knife

Declension

Declension of savik

case	singular	plural
absolutive	savik	saviit
ergative	saviup
allative	savimmut	savinnut
ablative	savimmit	savinnit
prolative	savikkut	savitsigut
locative	savimmi	savinni
instrumental	savimmik	savinnik
equative	savittut

Derived terms

• saffiooq
• saffiorpoq
• saffiortoq
• saffiugassaq
• saffiugassat
• saveeraq
• savequtit
• saviminilerineq
• saviminissaq
• savissaq
• saviup kajungerisaa
• saviup kajungerisoqarfia
• saviusaq tarnut

Inuktitut

Noun

savik

1. Latin spelling of ᓴᕕᒃ (safik)

Inupiaq

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *caviɣ.

Noun

savik (dual savvik, plural saviich)

1. knife