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paaq

Greenlandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

paaq (plural paat)

  1. red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Declension edit
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Inuit *paa (“opening, entrance, mouth”), from Proto-Eskimo *parǝ (“opening, hole, entrance”).

Noun edit

paaq (plural paat)

  1. hallway, entrance hall
  2. mouth, opening, entrance
Declension edit
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Inuit *pau-la (“soot, smoke”), from Proto-Eskimo *paɣu-la (“soot, ashes, dirt”).

Noun edit

paaq (plural paat)

  1. soot
Declension edit
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut
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