niviarsiaq
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaraq (“girl”), and niviaq (“girl”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editniviarsiaq (plural niviarsissat)
- young, unmarried girl, miss
- nurse
- dwarf fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium); the national flower of Greenland
Declension
editDeclension of niviarsiaq
singular | plural | |
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absolutive | niviarsiaq | niviarsissat |
ergative | niviarsissap | niviarsissat |
allative | niviarsissamut | niviarsissanut |
ablative | niviarsissamit | niviarsissanit |
prosecutive | niviarsissakkut | niviarsissatigut |
locative | niviarsissami | niviarsissani |
instrumental | niviarsissamik | niviarsissanik |
equative | niviarsissatut | niviarsisatut |
References
edit- DAKA
- niviarsiaq in Katersat