-livik

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-livik/, [-lɪ.vɪk]

Suffix

-livik (n-n^?, truncative^?, fusioning^?)

1. a container or place for something.

   immulivik

   cream jug

Usage notes

Sometimes becomes -asivik or -usivik after a and u, respectively.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -livik

References

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 153, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 243. Atuagkat 2003.