nassuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naɣruɣ (“antler, horn”), from Proto-Eskimo *naŋru- (“antler, wrist”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nassuk/, [nəs.sʊk]

Noun

nassuk (plural nassuit)

1. antler, horn

Declension

Declension of nassuk

	singular	plural
absolutive	nassuk	nassuit
ergative	nassuup	nassuit
allative	nassummut	nassunnut
ablative	nassummit	nassunnit
prosecutive	nassukkut	nassutsigut
locative	nassummi	nassunni
instrumental	nassummik	nassunnik
equative	nassuttut	nassuttut

Further reading

• DAKA