napaartoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *napar- (“tree, mountain ash”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napar (“tree”). Compare Inuktitut napaaqtuq (“tree”), Inupiaq napaaqtuq (“black spruce”), Inuvialuktun napaaqtuq (“tree”).

Noun

napaartoq (plural napaartut)

1. mountain ash, rowan

Declension

Declension of napaartoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	napaartoq	napaartut
ergative	napaartup	napaartut
allative	napaartumut	napaartunut
ablative	napaartumit	napaartunit
prosecutive	napaartukkut	napaartutigut
locative	napaartumi	napaartuni
instrumental	napaartumik	napaartunik
equative	napaartutut	napaartutut

Further reading

• DAKA
• Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.