sivikippoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *civi- (“distance, duration, long duration, short duration”). Compare sivisuvoq (“is of long duration”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sivikippuq/, [sɪ.vɪ.kyp.pɔq]

Verb

sivikippoq (transitive sivikigaa)

1. (intransitive) is of short duration, takes a short time