sivisuvoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sivisuvuq/, [sɪ.vɪ.sʊ.ʷɔq]

Verb

sivisuvoq

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