isuma

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *icuma(-) (“mind, think”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝcumǝ- (“reason, mind, think”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /isuma/, [i.sʊ.mə]

Noun

isuma (plural isummat)

1. meaning, significance, conception
2. mind, sense, will
3. opinion, view, ideology

Declension

Declension of isuma

	singular	plural
absolutive	isuma	isummat
ergative	isummap	isummat
allative	isummamut	isummanut
ablative	isummamit	isummanit
prosecutive	isummakkut	isummatigut
locative	isummami	isummani
instrumental	isummamik	isummanik
equative	isummatut	isummatut

Derived terms

• isumaqarpoq

References

• DAKA