neqissaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝqǝ (“meat, food, cook a meal”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝqǝ (“meat, food”). Compare neqi (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /niqissaq/, [nɜ.qɪs.sɑq]

Noun

neqissaq (plural neqissat)

1. food, nourishment

Declension

Declension of neqissaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	neqissaq	neqissat
ergative	neqissap	neqissat
allative	neqissamut	neqissanut
ablative	neqissamit	neqissanit
prosecutive	neqissakkut	neqissatigut
locative	neqissami	neqissani
instrumental	neqissamik	neqissanik
equative	neqissatut	neqissatut