nateq

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *natǝʁ (“bottom, floor, floorboard”), from Proto-Eskimo *natǝ(ʁ) (“bottom, floor”). Compare nataaq (“bottom”), and natsit (“floorboard”).

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /natiq/, [nə.tɜq]

Noun edit

nateq (plural naqqit, and natit)

floor

Yup'ik edit

Noun edit

nateq

floor, flooring

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