nilattarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From nilak (“freshwater ice”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nilattarpuq/, [nɪ.lət.tɑp.pɔq]

Verb

nilattarpoq

1. (intransitive) fetches freshwater ice

Further reading

• Tersis, N. and Taverniers, P. (2010) Two Greenlandic Sea Ice Lists and Some considerations Regarding Inuit Sea Ice Terms. SIKU: Knowing Our Ice, Springer Science, pp.413-426, 2010.