banjo

Borrowed from Danish banjo, from English banjo.


ini

init (plural)
ini (absolutive singular)
init (absolutive plural)
inip (ergative singular)
init (ergative plural)
inimik (instrumental singular)
ininik (instrumental plural)
inimut (allative singular)
ininut (allative plural)
inimit (ablative singular)
ininit (ablative plural)
inimi (locative singular)
inini (locative plural)
inikkut (singular)
initigut (plural)
initut (equative)
iniga (absolutive singular)
inikka (absolutive plural)
inima (ergative)
ininnik (instrumental)
ininnut (allative)
ininnit (ablative)
ininni (locative)
inikkut
inittut (equative)

From Proto-Inuit *ǝnǝ (“place, room, house”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝnǝ (“dwelling place, house”).


isi

isit (plural)
isi (absolutive singular)
isit (absolutive plural)
isip (ergative singular)
isit (ergative plural)
isimut (allative singular)
isinut (allative plural)
isimit (ablative singular)
isinit (ablative plural)
isikkut (prosecutive singular)
isitigut (plural prosecutive)
isimi (locative singular)
isini (locative plural)
isimik (instrumental singular)
isinik (instrumental plural)
isitut (equative singular)
isitut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ici (“drum skin”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝci (“drum skin, cover”).


aviisi

Borrowed from Danish avis, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Old French avis.

Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.

1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

While they had, of course, already seen people with light skin in news papers and the like, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

Qanittukkut aviisini eqqartorneqarpoq qallunaap usuni kipisimagaa nuliama itigartitsiuarnera naalliuutigingaaramiuk.

1992 August 21, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit, page 11:

Recently, there was a story in the papers about a Dane who cut off his penis because he was very pained by his wife's persistent rejections.


balletti

Borrowed from Danish ballet, either from French ballet or directly from Italian balletto, the diminutive form of ballo (“dance, ball”).


atuarfik

atuarfiit (plural)
atuarfik (absolutive singular)
atuarfiit (absolutive plural)
atuarfiup (ergative singular)
atuarfiit (ergative plural)
atuarfimmut (allative singular)
atuarfinnut (allative plural)
atuarfimmit (ablative singular)
atuarfinnit (ablative plural)
atuarfikkut (prosecutive singular)
atuarfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
atuarfimmi (locative singular)
atuarfinni (locative plural)
atuarfimmik (instrumental singular)
atuarfinnik (instrumental plural)
atuarfittut (equative singular)
atuarfittut (equative plural)

atuarpoq (“reads, attends school”) + -vik (“place”)


igaffik

igaffiit (plural)
igaffik (absolutive singular)
igaffiit (absolutive plural)
igaffiup (ergative singular)
igaffiit (ergative plural)
igaffimmut (allative singular)
igaffinnut (allative plural)
igaffimmit (ablative singular)
igaffinnit (ablative plural)
igaffikkut (prosecutive singular)
igaffitsigut (plural prosecutive)
igaffimmi (locative singular)
igaffinni (locative plural)
igaffimmik (instrumental singular)
igaffinnik (instrumental plural)
igaffittut (equative singular)
igaffittut (equative plural)


juulli

juulli (absolutive singular)
juullit (absolutive plural)
juullip (ergative singular)
juullit (ergative plural)
juullimut (allative singular)
juullinut (allative plural)
juullimit (ablative singular)
juullinit (ablative plural)
juullikkut (prosecutive singular)
juullitigut (plural prosecutive)
juullimi (locative singular)
juullini (locative plural)
juullimik (instrumental singular)
juullinik (instrumental plural)
juullitut (equative singular)
juullitut (equative plural)


oqaluffik

oqaluffiit (plural)
oqaluffik (absolutive singular)
oqaluffiit (absolutive plural)
oqaluffiup (ergative singular)
oqaluffiit (ergative plural)
oqaluffimmut (allative singular)
oqaluffinnut (allative plural)
oqaluffimmit (ablative singular)
oqaluffinnit (ablative plural)
oqaluffikkut (prosecutive singular)
oqaluffitsigut (plural prosecutive)
oqaluffimmi (locative singular)
oqaluffinni (locative plural)
oqaluffimmik (instrumental singular)
oqaluffinnik (instrumental plural)
oqaluffittut (equative singular)
oqaluffittut (equative plural)


oqaluttuaq

Aappariit Dursleykkut sisamanngornermi avaanngunartumi uagut oqaluttuatta aallartiffiani, itermata, silami qulisimasumiit siulittuutigineqanngilaq, nunami tamarmi eqqumeeqisunik paasissaalluanngitsunik pisoqarumaartoq.

2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:

When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.


sianeq

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

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


atuagaq

atuakkat (plural)
atuagaq (absolutive singular)
atuakkat (absolutive plural)
atuakkap (ergative singular)
atuakkat (ergative plural)
atuakkamut (allative singular)
atuakkanut (allative plural)
atuakkamit (ablative singular)
atuakkanit (ablative plural)
atuakkakkut (prosecutive singular)
atuakkatigut (plural prosecutive)
atuakkami (locative singular)
atuakkani (locative plural)
atuakkamik (instrumental singular)
atuakkanik (instrumental plural)
atuakkatut (equative singular)
atuakkatut (equative plural)

From atuarpoq (“reads”) + -taq (“passive participle”).


nipi

nipit (plural)
nipi (absolutive singular)
nipit (absolutive plural)
nipip (ergative singular)
nipit (ergative plural)
nipimut (allative singular)
nipinut (allative plural)
nipimit (ablative singular)
nipinit (ablative plural)
nipikkut (prosecutive singular)
nipitigut (plural prosecutive)
nipimi (locative singular)
nipini (locative plural)
nipimik (instrumental singular)
nipinik (instrumental plural)
nipitut (equative singular)
nipitut (equative plural)


nipilersoqatigiissuit

philharmonic orchestra
philharmonic orchestra

symphony orchestra, philharmonic orchestra


nipilersortartoq

nipilersortartut (plural)
nipilersortartoq (absolutive singular)
nipilersortartut (absolutive plural)
nipilersortartup (ergative singular)
nipilersortartut (ergative plural)
nipilersortartumut (allative singular)
nipilersortartunut (allative plural)
nipilersortartumit (ablative singular)
nipilersortartunit (ablative plural)
nipilersortartukkut (prosecutive singular)
nipilersortartutigut (plural prosecutive)
nipilersortartumi (locative singular)
nipilersortartuni (locative plural)
nipilersortartumik (instrumental singular)
nipilersortartunik (instrumental plural)
nipilersortartutut (equative singular)
nipilersortartutut (equative plural)

nipilersorpoq (“plays a musical instrument”) + -tar + -toq


nipilersuut

nipilersuutit (plural)
nipilersuut (absolutive singular)
nipilersuutit (absolutive plural)
nipilersuutip (ergative singular)
nipilersuutit (ergative plural)
nipilersuummut (allative singular)
nipilersuutinut (allative plural)
nipilersuummit (ablative singular)
nipilersuutinit (ablative plural)
nipilersuutikkut (prosecutive singular)
nipilersuutitigut (plural prosecutive)
nipilersuummi (locative singular)
nipilersuutini (locative plural)
nipilersuummik (instrumental singular)
nipilersuutinik (instrumental plural)
nipilersuutitut (equative singular)
nipilersuutitut (equative plural)

nipilersorpoq (“plays music”) + -utï (“instrument”)


agiaq

agissat (plural)
agiaq (absolutive singular)
agissat (absolutive plural)
agissap (ergative singular)
agissat (ergative plural)
agissamut (allative singular)
agissanut (allative plural)
agissamit (ablative singular)
agissanit (ablative plural)
agissakkut (prosecutive singular)
agissatigut (plural prosecutive)
agissami (locative singular)
agissani (locative plural)
agissaamik (instrumental singular)
agissanik (instrumental plural)
agissatut (equative singular)
agissatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *aɣi-aʁ- (“file, grindstone”), from Proto-Eskimo *aɣi- (“file, sharpen”). Compare agiarpoq (“files, rubs”).

inh

(obsolete) old shamanic term meaning rubbing stone


tagiut

tagiutit (plural)
tagiut (absolutive singular)
tagiutit (absolutive plural)
tagiutip (ergative singular)
tagiutit (ergative plural)
tagiummut (allative singular)
tagiutinut (allative plural)
tagiummit (ablative singular)
tagiutinit (ablative plural)
tagiutikkut (prosecutive singular)
tagiutitigut (plural prosecutive)
tagiummi (locative singular)
tagiutini (locative plural)
tagiummik (instrumental singular)
tagiutinik (instrumental plural)
tagiutitut (equative singular)
tagiutitut (equative plural)

From tagiuppoq (“rubs against something”).


biskorpiuneq

biskorpiuneq (absolutive singular)
biskorpiunerit (absolutive plural)
biskorpiunerup (ergative singular)
biskorpiunerit (ergative plural)
biskorpiunermut (allative singular)
biskorpiunernut (allative plural)
biskorpiunermit (ablative singular)
biskorpiunernit (ablative plural)
biskorpiunikkut (prosecutive singular)
biskorpiunertigut (plural prosecutive)
biskorpiunermi (locative singular)
biskorpiunerni (locative plural)
biskorpiunermik (instrumental singular)
biskorpiunernik (instrumental plural)
biskorpiunertut (equative singular)
biskorpiunertut (equative plural)

biskorpi (“bishop”) + -uneq (“chief, head”)


blokfløjte

Borrowed from Danish blokfløjte, from German Blockflöte.


biskoppi

Borrowed from Danish biskop (“bishop”), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).


biskoppeqarfik

biskoppeqarfiit (plural)
biskoppeqarfik (absolutive singular)
biskoppeqarfiit (absolutive plural)
biskoppeqarfiup (ergative singular)
biskoppeqarfiit (ergative plural)
biskoppeqarfimmut (allative singular)
biskoppeqarfinnut (allative plural)
biskoppeqarfimmit (ablative singular)
biskoppeqarfinnit (ablative plural)
biskoppeqarfikkut (prosecutive singular)
biskoppeqarfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
biskoppeqarfimmi (locative singular)
biskoppeqarfinni (locative plural)
biskoppeqarfimmik (instrumental singular)
biskoppeqarfinnik (instrumental plural)
biskoppeqarfittut (equative singular)
biskoppeqarfittut (equative plural)

From biskoppi (“bishop”) + -qar (“have”) + -vik (“place”).


børnehave

Borrowed from Danish børnehave (“kindergarten”).


paaqqinniffik

paaqqinniffiit (plural)
paaqqinniffik (absolutive singular)
paaqqinniffiit (absolutive plural)
paaqqinniffiup (ergative singular)
paaqqinniffiit (ergative plural)
paaqqinniffimmut (allative singular)
paaqqinniffinnut (allative plural)
paaqqinniffimmit (ablative singular)
paaqqinniffinnit (ablative plural)
paaqqinniffikkut (prosecutive singular)
paaqqinniffitsigut (plural prosecutive)
paaqqinniffimmi (locative singular)
paaqqinniffinni (locative plural)
paaqqinniffimmik (instrumental singular)
paaqqinniffinnik (instrumental plural)
paaqqinniffittut (equative singular)
paaqqinniffittut (equative plural)


meeqqerivik

meeqqeriviit (plural)
meeqqerivik (absolutive singular)
meeqqeriviit (absolutive plural)
meeqqeriviup (ergative singular)
meeqqeriviit (ergative plural)
meeqqerivimmut (allative singular)
meeqqerivinnut (allative plural)
meeqqerivimmit (ablative singular)
meeqqerivinnit (ablative plural)
meeqqerivikkut (prosecutive singular)
meeqqerivitsigut (plural prosecutive)
meeqqerivimmi (locative singular)
meeqqerivinni (locative plural)
meeqqerivimmik (instrumental singular)
meeqqerivinnik (instrumental plural)
meeqqerivittut (equative singular)
meeqqerivittut (equative plural)

meeqqerivoq (“looks after children”) + -vik (“place”)


børnehjemmi

Borrowed from Danish børnehjem n (“orphanage”).


guuti

guutit (plural)
guuti (absolutive singular)
guutit (absolutive plural)
guutip (ergative singular)
guutit (ergative plural)
guutimut (allative singular)
guutinut (allative plural)
guutimit (ablative singular)
guutinit (ablative plural)
guutikkut (prosecutive singular)
guutigut (plural prosecutive)
guutimi (locative singular)
guutini (locative plural)
guutimik (instrumental singular)
guutinik (instrumental plural)
guutitut (equative singular)
guutisut (equative plural)


sinittarfik

sinittarfiit (plural)
sanikoorfik (absolutive singular)
sanikoorfiit (absolutive plural)
sanikoorfiup (ergative singular)
sanikoorfiit (ergative plural)
sanikoorfimmut (allative singular)
sanikoorfinnut (allative plural)
sanikoorfimmit (ablative singular)
sanikoorfinnit (ablative plural)
sanikoorfikkut (prosecutive singular)
sanikoorfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
sanikoorfimmi (locative singular)
sanikoorfinni (locative plural)
sanikoorfimmik (instrumental singular)
sanikoorfinnik (instrumental plural)
sanikoorfittut (equative singular)
sanikoorfittut (equative plural)

sinippoq (“sleeps”) + -tar (“usually”) + -vik (“place”)


orpiliaq

orpiliat (plural)
orpiliaq (absolutive singular)
orpilissat (absolutive plural)
orpilissap (ergative singular)
orpilissat (ergative plural)
orpilissamut (allative singular)
orpilissanut (allative plural)
orpilissamit (ablative singular)
orpilissanit (ablative plural)
orpilissakkut (prosecutive singular)
orpilissatigut (plural prosecutive)
orpilissami (locative singular)
orpilissani (locative plural)
orpilissamik (instrumental singular)
orpilissanik (instrumental plural)
orpilissatut (equative singular)
orpilisatut (equative plural)


juullerujussuaq

juullerujussuaq (absolutive singular)
juullerujussuit (absolutive plural)
juullerujussuup (ergative singular)
juullerujussuit (ergative plural)
juullerujussuarmut (allative singular)
juullerujussuarnut (allative plural)
juullerujussuarmit (ablative singular)
juullerujussuarnit (ablative plural)
juullerujussuakkut (prosecutive singular)
juullerujussuartigut (plural prosecutive)
juullerujussuarmi (locative singular)
juullerujussuarni (locative plural)
juullerujussuarmik (instrumental singular)
juullerujussuarnik (instrumental plural)
juullerujussuartut (equative singular)
juullerujussuartut (equative plural)


juullip-ullua

From juulli (“Christmas”) + ulloq (“day”).


juulliaraq

juulliaraq (absolutive singular)
juulliaqqat (absolutive plural)
juulliaqqap (ergative singular)
juulliaqqat (ergative plural)
juulliaqqamut (allative singular)
juulliaqqanut (allative plural)
juulliaqqamit (ablative singular)
juulliaqqanit (ablative plural)
juulliaqqakkut (prosecutive singular)
juulliaqqatigut (plural prosecutive)
juulliaqqami (locative singular)
juulliaqqani (locative plural)
juulliaqqamik (instrumental singular)
juulliaqqanik (instrumental plural)
juulliaqqatut (equative singular)
juulliaqqatut (equative plural)

[jʊːɬ.ɬɪ.ɑ.ʁɑq]

juulli (“Christmas”) + -araq (“small, immature”)


juulimaaq

juulli (“Christmas”) + maaq (“he howls”).


juullerpalaarneq

From juulli (“Christmas”) + -palaar (“seems like, sounds like”) + -neq (“abstract principle”).


juullisiut

From juulli (“Christmas”) + -siutï (“means for celebrating”).


juullimi pilluarit

Locative singular of juulli + second person singular (intransitive) imperative of pilluarpoq (“is happy”), thus "be happy on Christmas".


juullip-aappaa

From juulli (“Christmas”) + aappaa (“brings, delivers”).


nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq

[nə.lʉ.nɑʶːs.sʊk.kə.mɪk i.nɔː.qə.t͡sɪ.ɣɪːn.nɜq]

From nalunaarsuivoq (“registers it, records it”) + inooqatigiinneq (“partnership”).

registered partnership
registered partnership

registered partnership, civil partnership


Ajortorsuaq

ajortoq (“evil, wicked”) + -suaq (“big”).