siumut

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *civu (“area in front, front of boat, sled”), from Proto-Eskimo *civu (“front part of something”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /siumut/, [sɪ.ʊ.mʊt]

Adverb

siumut

1. forwards

Derived terms

• siumut ilisimassuseq (“foreknowledge”)
• siumut kalerriut (“advance notice, warning”)