imeqqutaalaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *(ǝ)mǝtqutaila- (“arctic tern”). Cognate with Inupiaq mitqutaiḷaq, Inuinnaqtun imitqutailaq, and Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅᑯᑕᐃᓚᖅ (imiqkotailaq).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /imiqqutaalaq/, [y.mɜq.qʊ.təːlɑq]

Noun

imeqqutaalaq (plural imeqqutaallat)

1. arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension

Declension of imeqqutaalaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	imeqqutaalaq	imeqqutaalat
ergative	imeqqutaalap	imeqqutaalat
allative	imeqqutaalamut	imeqqutaalanut
ablative	imeqqutaalamit	imeqqutaalanit
prosecutive	imeqqutaalakkut	imeqqutaalatigut
locative	imeqqutaalami	imeqqutaalani
instrumental	imeqqutaalamik	imeqqutaalanik
equative	imeqqutaalatut	imeqqutaalatut

References

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