Nuuk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nuuk. From Greenlandic Nuuk, capitalization of Greenlandic nuuk (“cape”).

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. The capital city of Greenland.

Translations

capital of Greenland

• Arabic: نُوك m (nūk), غُودْهُوب m (ḡudhub)
• Armenian: Նուուկը (Nuukə)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 努克 (zh) (Nǔkè), 戈特霍布 (Gētèhuòbù)

• Danish: Nuuk, Godthåb
• Dutch: Nuuk
• Esperanto: Nuko
• Estonian: Nuuk (et)
• Finnish: Nuuk (fi)
• French: Nuuk (fr) m
• German: Nuuk (de) n, Godthåb n
• Greenlandic: Nuuk (kl)
• Icelandic: Nuuk, Góðvon f
• Inuktitut: ᓅᒃ (nook)
• Japanese: ヌーク (Nūku), ゴットホープ (Gottohōpu)
• Korean: 누크 (Nukeu), 고트호프 (Goteuhopeu)
• Latin: Bona Spes
• Marathi: नूक (nūk)
• Navajo: Nóók
• Norwegian: Godthåb
• Pitcairn-Norfolk: Nuuk
• Polish: Nuuk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Nuuk f, Godthaab f
• Russian: Нуук (ru) m (Nuuk), Нук m (Nuk), Го́тхоб m (Gótxob)
• Swedish: Nuuk (sv), Godthåb
• Thai: นุก (núk)

Anagrams

• Unuk

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic Nuuk.

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

Synonyms

• Godthåb (less frequently)

Estonian

Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːk/

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

Finnish

Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːk/, [ˈnuːk]
• Rhymes: -uːk
• Syllabification^(key): Nuuk

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

Declension

Inflection of Nuuk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Nuuk	—
genitive		Nuukin	—
partitive		Nuukia	—
illative		Nuukiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Nuuk	—
accusative	nom.	Nuuk	—
	gen.	Nuukin
genitive		Nuukin	—
partitive		Nuukia	—
inessive		Nuukissa	—
elative		Nuukista	—
illative		Nuukiin	—
adessive		Nuukilla	—
ablative		Nuukilta	—
allative		Nuukille	—
essive		Nuukina	—
translative		Nuukiksi	—
abessive		Nuukitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nuuk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nuukini — accusative nom. Nuukini — gen. Nuukini genitive Nuukini — partitive Nuukiani — inessive Nuukissani — elative Nuukistani — illative Nuukiini — adessive Nuukillani — ablative Nuukiltani — allative Nuukilleni — essive Nuukinani — translative Nuukikseni — abessive Nuukittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nuukisi — accusative nom. Nuukisi — gen. Nuukisi genitive Nuukisi — partitive Nuukiasi — inessive Nuukissasi — elative Nuukistasi — illative Nuukiisi — adessive Nuukillasi — ablative Nuukiltasi — allative Nuukillesi — essive Nuukinasi — translative Nuukiksesi — abessive Nuukittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nuukimme — accusative nom. Nuukimme — gen. Nuukimme genitive Nuukimme — partitive Nuukiamme — inessive Nuukissamme — elative Nuukistamme — illative Nuukiimme — adessive Nuukillamme — ablative Nuukiltamme — allative Nuukillemme — essive Nuukinamme — translative Nuukiksemme — abessive Nuukittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nuukinne — accusative nom. Nuukinne — gen. Nuukinne genitive Nuukinne — partitive Nuukianne — inessive Nuukissanne — elative Nuukistanne — illative Nuukiinne — adessive Nuukillanne — ablative Nuukiltanne — allative Nuukillenne — essive Nuukinanne — translative Nuukiksenne — abessive Nuukittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nuukinsa — accusative nom. Nuukinsa — gen. Nuukinsa genitive Nuukinsa — partitive Nuukiaan Nuukiansa — inessive Nuukissaan Nuukissansa — elative Nuukistaan Nuukistansa — illative Nuukiinsa — adessive Nuukillaan Nuukillansa — ablative Nuukiltaan Nuukiltansa — allative Nuukilleen Nuukillensa — essive Nuukinaan Nuukinansa — translative Nuukikseen Nuukiksensa — abessive Nuukittaan Nuukittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• kuun, nuku

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuk/

Proper noun

Nuuk m

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• Nûk

Etymology

Capitalization of nuuk (“cape”).

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

Declension

Declension of Nuuk

	singular	plural
absolutive	Nuuk	—
ergative	Nuukup	—
allative	Nuummik	—
ablative	Nuummut	—
prosecutive	Nuummi	—
locative	Nuummit	—
instrumental	Nuukkut	—
equative	Nuuttut	—

Descendants

• Danish: Nuuk
• English: Nuuk
• French: Nuuk

Polish

Nuuk

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish Nuuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: Nuuk
• Homophone: nóg

Proper noun

Nuuk m inan (indeclinable, related adjective nukijski)

1. Nuuk (the capital and largest city of Greenland)

Derived terms

nouns

• nukijczyk
• nukijka

 

Further reading

• Nuuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Nuuk in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

Proper noun

Nuuk

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

   Synonym: Godthaab

Spanish

Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈuk/ [nuˈuk]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: Nu‧uk

Proper noun

Nuuk ?

1. Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)