seqineq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Eskimo *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun”). Cognates include East Greenlandic siirliq, Inuktitut siqiniq, and Yupik ciqineq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seqineq
Declension edit
Declension of seqineq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | seqineq | seqernit |
| ergative | seqernup | seqernit |
| allative | seqinermut | seqinernut |
| ablative | seqinermit | seqinernit |
| prosecutive | seqinikkut | seqinertigut |
| locative | seqinermi | seqinerni |
| instrumental | seqinermik | seqinernik |
| equative | seqinertut | seqinertut |
Derived terms edit
- seqinerpoq (“to get sunstroke”)
- seqinersiorfik (“festival for the return of the sun”)
- seqinnerippoq (“to be sunny weather”)
- seqinnerpoq (“the sun shines”)
- seqinniarpoq (“to go out to see the sun after a period of darkness”)
- seqinnisaarpoq (“to bask in the sun”)