alleq

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *alɣi, from Proto-Eskimo *alɣǝ. Compare Inupiaq aahaaliq.

Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

1. long-tailed duck, oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)

Declension

Declension of alleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	alleq	alliit
ergative	alliup	alliit
allative	allermut	allernut
ablative	allermit	allernit
prosecutive	allikkut	allitigut
locative	allermi	allerni
instrumental	allermik	allernik
equative	allertut	allertut

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

1. the lower, the lowest part
2. the lower lamp of an Eskimo house, made of fat

Declension

Declension of alleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	alleq	alliit
ergative	alliup	alliit
allative	allermut	allernut
ablative	allermit	allernit
prosecutive	allikkut	allitigut
locative	allermi	allerni
instrumental	allermik	allernik
equative	allertut	allertut

References

• DAKA
• Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl