sianeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *civa-nǝʁ (“bell, unpleasant high-pitched noise”), from Proto-Eskimo *cǝva- (“sizzle, unpleasant high-pitched noise”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sianiq/, [sɪ.ə.nɜq]

Noun

sianeq (plural sianerit)

1. bell, church bell

Declension

Declension of sianeq

	singular	plural
absolutive	sianeq	sianerit
ergative	sianerup	sianerit
allative	sianermut	sianernut
ablative	sianermit	sianernit
prosecutive	sianikkut	sianertigut
locative	sianermi	sianerni
instrumental	sianermik	sianernik
equative	sianertut	sianertut