qinngoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *qəŋa- (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qiŋ.ŋɔq/

Noun

qinngoq (plural qinngut)

1. root of the nose
2. bottom, base
3. head of a fjord
4. innermost part of a cave

Declension

Declension of qinngoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qinngoq	qinngut
ergative	qinngup	qinngut
allative	qinngumut	qinngunut
ablative	qinngumit	qinnguniit
prosecutive	qinngukkut	qinngutigut
locative	qinngumi	qinnguni
instrumental	qinngumik	qinngunik
equative	qinngutut	qinngutut

References

• qinngoq in Katersat