aaveq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Cognates with Inupiaq aiviq, Yup'ik asveq, and Inuinnaqtun aiviq.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aaviq/, [aː.vɜq]

Noun

aaveq (plural aarrit or aarfit)

1. walrus
   • 2017, T. J. Jørgensen, Sundhedstillæg‎^[1], page 26:

     Siunissami atuisut namminneq isumagissavaat nannut, aarrit, puisit imaluunniit miluumasut allat neqaasa trineqannginnissaat. Taamaaliortoqassaaq neqip qeqqata minnerpaamik 75 gradinut uunnanneqarneratigut

     Going forward, it is up to consumers themselves to make sure that they do not get trichinella-infected meat from polar bears, walruses, seals or other predators. This can be done by heating the meat to a core temperature of at least 75 degrees.

Declension

Declension of aaveq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aaveq	aarrit
ergative	aarrup	aarrit
allative	aavermut	aavernut
ablative	aavermit	aavernit
prosecutive	aavikkut	aavertigut
locative	aavermi	aaverni
instrumental	aavermik	aavernik
equative	aavertut	aavertut

References

• DAKA
• aaveq in Katersat