allu

See also: Allu and állú

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a'lu (“hole in ice”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋlu (“hole in ice”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /allu/, [aɬ.ɬʊ]

Noun

allu (plural allut)

1. hole in ice
2. a seal's breathing hole in the ice

Declension

Declension of allu

	singular	plural
absolutive	allu	allut
ergative	allup	allut
allative	allumut	allunut
ablative	allumit	allunit
prosecutive	allukkut	allutigut
locative	allumi	alluni
instrumental	allumik	allunik
equative	allutut	allutut

Further reading

• Tersis, N. and Taverniers, P. (2010) Two Greenlandic Sea Ice Lists and Some considerations Regarding Inuit Sea Ice Terms. SIKU: Knowing Our Ice, Springer Science, pp.413-426, 2010.

Limos Kalinga

Noun

allú

1. pestle

Lule Sami

Verb

allu

1. second-person singular optative of ij

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalːluː/

Verb

alˈlu

1. first-person dual imperative of ii

Tagabawa

Noun

allu

1. pestle

Welsh

Noun

allu

1. Soft mutation of gallu.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gallu	allu	ngallu	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.