Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

Probably from alanngoq (shade). Compare alanngialavoq (to have shifting light).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /alaŋŋialasuq/, [a.ləŋ.ŋɪ.ə.lə.sɔq]

Noun edit

alanngialasoq (plural alanngialasut)

  1. glacier lanternfish (Benthosema glaciale)

Declension edit

References edit