qussuk

qussuit (plural)
qussuk (absolutive singular)
qussuit (absolutive plural)
qussuup (ergative singular)
qussuit (ergative plural)
qussummut (allative singular)
qussunnut (allative plural)
qussummit (ablative singular)
qussunnit (ablative plural)
qussukkut (prosecutive singular)
qussutsigut (plural prosecutive)
qussummi (locative singular)
qussunni (locative plural)
qussummik (instrumental singular)
qussunnik (instrumental plural)
qussuttut (equative singular)
qussuttut (equative plural)

Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus#Translingual


ujarak

ujaqqap (plural)
ujarak (absolutive singular)
ujaqqat (absolutive plural)
ujaqqap (ergative singular)
ujaqqat (ergative plural)
ujaqqamut (allative singular)
ujaqqanut (allative plural)
ujaqqamit (ablative singular)
ujaqqanit (ablative plural)
ujaqqakkut (prosecutive singular)
ujaqqatigut (plural prosecutive)
ujaqqami (locative singular)
ujaqqani (locative plural)
ujaqqamik (instrumental singular)
ujaqqanik (instrumental plural)
ujaqqatut (equative singular)
ujaqqatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ujaʁa-ɣ (“ujarak”), from Proto-Eskimo *ujaʁa-ɣ (“stone, rock”).


allakkanut nakkartitsisarfik

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allakkanut nakkartitsisarfik (plural allakkanut nakkartitsisarfiit)

From allakkat (“letter”) and another word.

Tusaavaat allakkat matumi allakkat nakkartitsisarfiatigut nakkartinneqarpaluttut.
"Allakkat aakkit, Dudley," akkaa Vernon aviisip tunuaniit oqarpoq.

2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 43:

They heard the click of the letter-box and flop of letters on the doormat.
"Get the post, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper.


panaanneq

panaanneq (absolutive singular)
panaannerit (absolutive plural)
panaannerup (ergative singular)
panaannerit (ergative plural)
panaannermut (allative singular)
panaannernut (allative plural)
panaannermit (ablative singular)
panaannernit (ablative plural)
panaannikkut (prosecutive singular)
panaannertigut (plural prosecutive)
panaannermi (locative singular)
panaannerni (locative plural)
panaannermik (instrumental singular)
panaannernik (instrumental plural)
panaannertut (equative singular)
panaannertut (equative plural)


panaasalik

panaasalit (plural)
panaasalik (absolutive singular)
panaasallit (absolutive plural)
panaasallup (ergative singular)
panaasallit (ergative plural)
panaasalimmut (allative singular)
panaasalinnut (allative plural)
panaasalimmit (ablative singular)
panaasalinnit (ablative plural)
panaasalikkut (prosecutive singular)
panaasalitsigut (plural prosecutive)
panaasalimmi (locative singular)
panaasalinni (locative plural)
panaasalimmik (instrumental singular)
panaasalinnik (instrumental plural)
panaasalittut (equative singular)
panaasalittut (equative plural)

pana (“sword”) + -usaq (“resembling object”) + -lik (“haver”), thus "that which has something that resembles a sword".


ajunaarneq

ajunaarnerit (plural)
ajunaarneq (absolutive singular)
ajunaarnerit (absolutive plural)
ajunaarnerup (ergative singular)
ajunaarnerit (ergative plural)
ajunaarnermut (allative singular)
ajunaarnernut (allative plural)
ajunaarnermit (ablative singular)
ajunaarnernit (ablative plural)
ajunaarnikkut (prosecutive singular)
ajunaarnertigut (plural prosecutive)
ajunaarnermi (locative singular)
ajunaarnerni (locative plural)
ajunaarnermik (instrumental singular)
ajunaarnernik (instrumental plural)
ajunaarnertut (equative singular)
ajunaarnertut (equative plural)

From ajunnarpoq (“is hurt”) + -neq (“abstract participle”).


ulloriaq

ullorissat (plural)
ulloriaq (absolutive singular)
ullorissat (absolutive plural)
ullorissap (ergative singular)
ullorissat (ergative plural)
ullorissamut (allative singular)
ullorissanut (allative plural)
ullorissamit (ablative singular)
ullorissanit (ablative plural)
ullorissakkut (prosecutive singular)
ullorissatigut (plural prosecutive)
ullorissami (locative singular)
ullorissani (locative plural)
ullorissamik (instrumental singular)
ullorissanik (instrumental plural)
ullorissatut (equative singular)
ullorisatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *uvlu- (“day, today, morning, star”), from Proto-Eskimo *umɫu- (“day, morning, star”). Compare ullaaq (“morning”), and ulloq (“day”).


oqaluut

oqaluutit (plural)
oqaluut (absolutive singular)
oqaluutit (absolutive plural)
oqaluutip (ergative singular)
oqaluutit (ergative plural)
oqaluummut (allative singular)
oqaluutinut (allative plural)
oqaluummit (ablative singular)
oqaluutinit (ablative plural)
oqaluutikkut (prosecutive singular)
oqaluutitigut (plural prosecutive)
oqaluummi (locative singular)
oqaluutini (locative plural)
oqaluummik (instrumental singular)
oqaluutinik (instrumental plural)
oqaluutitut (equative singular)
oqaluutitut (equative plural)


tiigeri

Borrowed from Danish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, “tiger”).

Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris#Translingual


Hollandi

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


qarasaasiaq

qarasaasiat (plural)
qarasaasiaq (absolutive singular)
qarasaasiat (absolutive plural)
qarasaasiap (ergative singular)
qarasaasiat (ergative plural)
qarasaasiamut (allative singular)
qarasaasianut (allative plural)
qarasaasiamit (ablative singular)
qarasaasianiit (ablative plural)
qarasaasiakkut (prosecutive singular)
qarasaasiatigut (plural prosecutive)
qarasaasiami (locative singular)
qarasaasiani (locative plural)
qarasaasiamik (instrumental singular)
qarasaasianik (instrumental plural)
qarasaasiasut (equative singular)
qarasaasiasut (equative plural)

qarasaq (“brain”) + -usiaq (“copy”). Compare with Inuktitut ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅ (qarasaoyaq).


naatsiiat

inflection of naatsiiaq:
plural absolutive

inflection of naatsiiaq:
plural relative


qorsuk

qorsuit (plural)
qorsuk (absolutive singular)
qorsuit (absolutive plural)
qorsuup (ergative singular)
qorsuit (ergative plural)
qorsummut (allative singular)
qorsunnut (allative plural)
qorsummit (ablative singular)
qorsunnit (ablative plural)
qorsukkut (prosecutive singular)
qorsutsigut (plural prosecutive)
qorsummi (locative singular)
qorsunni (locative plural)
qorsummik (instrumental singular)
qorsunnik (instrumental plural)
qorsuttut (equative singular)
qorsuttut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *quqcuk- (“yellow, green”).


aappaluttoq

aappaluttut (plural)
aappaluttoq (absolutive singular)
aappaluttut (absolutive plural)
aappaluttup (ergative singular)
aappaluttut (ergative plural)
aappaluttumut (allative singular)
aappaluttunut (allative plural)
aappaluttumit (ablative singular)
aappaluttunit (ablative plural)
aappaluttukkut (prosecutive singular)
aappaluttutigut (plural prosecutive)
aappaluttumi (locative singular)
aappaluttuni (locative plural)
aappaluttumik (instrumental singular)
aappaluttunik (instrumental plural)
aappaluttutut (equative singular)
aappaluttutut (equative plural)

Odensep aqquserngani pandap aappaluttup ingerlaarnera allanarluinnarpoq. Immaqa quisaaruterpalaarsinnaavoq, tamannali piviusuuvoq. Fynip Politiivi panda angalaannartoq pillugu Odensemi uumasuusiviup eqqaani, Sønder Boulevardimi najugalimmit ippassaq unnukkut danskit nalunaaqutaat naapertorlugu 22.44 sianerfigineqarput.

2020, KNR, Panda Odensep uumasuusivianit qimaasoq:

Something as exotic as a red panda was at large yesterday in the streets of Odense. It may sound like a joke, but nonetheless it was a reality last night, when Funen Police received a report from a citizen on Sønder Boulevard in Odense near Odense Zoo at 22:44.


tungujortoq

tungujortut (plural)
tungujortoq (absolutive singular)
tungujortut (absolutive plural)
tungujortup (ergative singular)
tungujortut (ergative plural)
tungujortumut (allative singular)
tungujortunut (allative plural)
tungujortumit (ablative singular)
tungujortunit (ablative plural)
tungujortukkut (prosecutive singular)
tungujortutigut (plural prosecutive)
tungujortumi (locative singular)
tungujortuni (locative plural)
tungujortumik (instrumental singular)
tungujortunik (instrumental plural)
tungujortutut (equative singular)
tungujortutut (equative plural)


qasertoq

qasertoq (absolutive singular)
qasertut (absolutive plural)
qasertup (ergative singular)
qasertut (ergative plural)
qasertumut (allative singular)
qasertunut (allative plural)
qasertumit (ablative singular)
qasertunit (ablative plural)
qasertukkut (prosecutive singular)
qasertutigut (plural prosecutive)
qasertumi (locative singular)
qasertuni (locative plural)
qasertumik (instrumental singular)
qasertunik (instrumental plural)
qasertutut (equative singular)
qasertutut (equative plural)

From qaserpoq (“is dusty, gray”) + -toq.


qernertoq

qernertut (plural)
qernertoq (absolutive singular)
qernertut (absolutive plural)
qernertup (ergative singular)
qernertut (ergative plural)
qernertumut (allative singular)
qernertunut (allative plural)
qernertumit (ablative singular)
qernertunit (ablative plural)
qernertukkut (prosecutive singular)
qernertutigut (plural prosecutive)
qernertumi (locative singular)
qernertuni (locative plural)
qernertumik (instrumental singular)
qernertunik (instrumental plural)
qernertutut (equative singular)
qernertutut (equative plural)

Uniformi
Ukiumi siullermi atuartut atorfissaqartippaat:
1. Uliguat nalinginnaasut pingasut (qernertut)
2. Nasaq amitsukujooq nalinginnaasoq (qernertoq) ullukkut atugassaq.
3. Aaqqatit illugiit illersuutitallit (uumasorujuup amianik assigisaanilluunniit)
4. Uliguaq ukiorsiut (qernertoq, sølvinik qarsorsalik)
Eqqaamallugu ilinniartut tamarmik atiisa atortuinut mersuunneqarnissaat

2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 82:

Uniform
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags


sungaartoq

sungaartut (plural)
sungaartoq (absolutive singular)
sungaartut (absolutive plural)
sungaartup (ergative singular)
sungaartut (ergative plural)
sungaartumut (allative singular)
sungaartunut (allative plural)
sungaartumit (ablative singular)
sungaartunit (ablative plural)
sungaartukkut (prosecutive singular)
sungaartutigut (plural prosecutive)
sungaartumi (locative singular)
sungaartuni (locative plural)
sungaartumik (instrumental singular)
sungaartunik (instrumental plural)
sungaartutut (equative singular)
sungaartutut (equative plural)


kajortoq

kajortut (plural)
kajortoq (absolutive singular)
kajortut (absolutive plural)
kajortup (ergative singular)
kajortut (ergative plural)
kajortumut (allative singular)
kajortunut (allative plural)
kajortumit (ablative singular)
kajortunit (ablative plural)
kajortukkut (prosecutive singular)
kajortutigut (plural prosecutive)
kajortumi (locative singular)
kajortuni (locative plural)
kajortumik (instrumental singular)
kajortunik (instrumental plural)
kajortutut (equative singular)
kajortutut (equative plural)

From kajorpoq (“is brown”), from Proto-Inuit *kajuʁ- (“red, red fox”), from Proto-Eskimo *kavir-(u-) (“red”).


qujanaq

From Proto-Inuit *quja- (“to thank, be glad, thank you”), from Proto-Eskimo *quja- (“to thank”).


taggit

taggisit (plural)
taggit (absolutive singular)
taggisit (absolutive plural)
taggisip (ergative singular)
taggisit (ergative plural)
taggimmut (allative singular)
taggisinut (allative plural)
taggimmit (ablative singular)
taggisiniit (ablative plural)
taggisikkut (prosecutive singular)
taggisitigut (plural prosecutive)
taggimmi (locative singular)
taggisini (locative plural)
taggimmik (instrumental singular)
taggisinik (instrumental plural)
taggisitut (equative singular)
taggisitut (equative plural)


kukkukuuaraq

kukkukuuaqqat (plural)
kukkukuuaraq (absolutive singular)
kukkukuuaqqat (absolutive plural)
kukkukuuaqqap (ergative singular)
kukkukuuaqqat (ergative plural)
kukkukuuaqqamut (allative singular)
kukkukuuaqqanut (allative plural)
kukkukuuaqqamit (ablative singular)
kukkukuuaqqanit (ablative plural)
kukkukuuaqqakkut (prosecutive singular)
kukkukuuaqqatigut (plural prosecutive)
kukkukuuaqqami (locative singular)
kukkukuuaqqani (locative plural)
kukkukuuaqqamik (instrumental singular)
kukkukuuaqqanik (instrumental plural)
kukkukuuaqqatut (equative singular)
kukkukuuaqqatut (equative plural)

kukkukooq + -araq, of which the former is onomatopoeic.


aalisagaq

aalisakkat (plural)
aalisagaq (absolutive singular)
aalisakkat (absolutive plural)
aalisakkap (ergative singular)
aalisakkat (ergative plural)
aalisakkamut (allative singular)
aalisakkanut (allative plural)
aalisakkamit (ablative singular)
aalisakkanit (ablative plural)
aalisakkakkut (prosecutive singular)
aalisakkatigut (plural prosecutive)
aalisakkami (locative singular)
aalisakkani (locative plural)
aalisakkamik (instrumental singular)
aalisakkanik (instrumental plural)
aalisakkatut (equative singular)
aalisakkatut (equative plural)

From aalisarpoq (“fishes”) + -gaq (“passive participle”).

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Blobfiski inequnannginneruvoq - Aalisagaq taanna aliasuppasittutut isikkoqarpoq Australiallu eqqaanni itisoorsuarmi 1200 meteritut itigisumi uumasuugami inunnit takuneqanngisaannagajappoq. Timaa 30 cm-itut takitigisoq sarajattuuvoq nukeqanngingajattoq. Eqiasuppasittutut ingerlasarpoq aqqutiminilu naapitani nerisarisarlugit.

2012, A. Vebaek, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine), page 76:

The blobfish is not so cute - This dreary looking fish lives in the deep waters around Australia, 1200 metres below the surface, and it is rarely seen by humans. Its 30cm long body is a gelatinous mass almost without muscles. It floats lazily through the water eating what it meets on its way.

Avannaani qalerali assiissutit amerlinerisa kingunerisaanik najukkani aalisakkat amerlanerit inissaqartilerniarlugit nunaqarfinni qerititsiviit maannakkut RG-mit allilertiterneqalerput.

2015, T. J. Jørgensen, Tamanut, page 14:

The increased quotas for halibut in North Greenland mean that Royal Greenland is now upgrading frost stocks in settlements, so that there is room for more fish locally.


immigaq

immikkat (plural)
immigaq (absolutive singular)
immikkat (absolutive plural)
immikkap (ergative singular)
immikkat (ergative plural)
immikkamut (allative singular)
immikkanut (allative plural)
immikkamit (ablative singular)
immikkanit (ablative plural)
immikkakkut (prosecutive singular)
immikkatigut (plural prosecutive)
immikkami (locative singular)
immikkani (locative plural)
immikkamik (instrumental singular)
immikkanik (instrumental plural)
immikkatut (equative singular)
immikkatut (equative plural)

Related to immerpoq (“is filled, loaded”).


immussuaq

immussuit (plural)
immussuaq (absolutive singular)
immussuit (absolutive plural)
immussuup (ergative singular)
immussuit (ergative plural)
immussuarmut (allative singular)
immussuarnut (allative plural)
immussuarmit (ablative singular)
immussuarnit (ablative plural)
immussuakkut (prosecutive singular)
immussuartigut (plural prosecutive)
immussuarmi (locative singular)
immussuarni (locative plural)
immussuarmik (instrumental singular)
immussuarnik (instrumental plural)
immussuartut (equative singular)
immussuartut (equative plural)


mannik

manniit (plural)
mannik (absolutive singular)
manniit (absolutive plural)
manniup (ergative singular)
manniit (ergative plural)
mannimmut (allative singular)
manninnut (allative plural)
mannimmit (ablative singular)
manninnit (ablative plural)
mannikkut (prosecutive singular)
mannitsigut (plural prosecutive)
mannimmi (locative singular)
manninni (locative plural)
mannimmik (instrumental singular)
manninnik (instrumental plural)
mannittut (equative singular)
mannittut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *man(ŋ)i-, from Proto-Eskimo *mańi-. Cognate with Inuktitut ᒪᓐᓂᒃ (mannik), Inuinnaqtun mannik, and Inupiaq mannik.


paarnaq

paarnat (plural)
paarnaq (absolutive singular)
paarnat (absolutive plural)
paarnap (ergative singular)
paarnat (ergative plural)
paarnamut (allative singular)
paarnanut (allative plural)
paarnamit (ablative singular)
paarnanit (ablative plural)
paarnakkut (prosecutive singular)
paarnatigut (plural prosecutive)
paarnami (locative singular)
paarnani (locative plural)
paarnamik (instrumental singular)
paarnanik (instrumental plural)
paarnatut (equative singular)
paarnatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *paunʁa- (“crowberry”), from Proto-Eskimo *paɣunʁa- (“crowberry”).


qinnut

qinnutit (plural)
qinnut (absolutive singular)
qinnutit (absolutive plural)
qinnutip (ergative singular)
qinnutit (ergative plural)
qinnummut (allative singular)
qinnutinut (allative plural)
qinnummit (ablative singular)
qinnutinit (ablative plural)
qinnutikkut (prosecutive singular)
qinnutitigut (plural prosecutive)
qinnummi (locative singular)
qinnutini (locative plural)
qinnummik (instrumental singular)
qinnutinik (instrumental plural)
qinnutitut (equative singular)
qinnutitut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *qinu- (“mourn, grieve, beg, ask for, humble”), from Proto-Eskimo *qinu- (“annoyed, naughty”). Compare qernualavoq (“shrieks with terror”).

der

request directed towards someone of higher rank


viinni

viinnit (plural)
viinni (absolutive singular)
viinnit (absolutive plural)
viinnip (ergative singular)
viinnit (ergative plural)
viinnimut (allative singular)
viinninut (allative plural)
viinnimit (ablative singular)
viinninit (ablative plural)
viinnikkut (prosecutive singular)
viinnitigut (plural prosecutive)
viinnimi (locative singular)
viinnini (locative plural)
viinnimik (instrumental singular)
viinninik (instrumental plural)
viinnitut (equative singular)
viinnitut (equative plural)


taratsut

Plural of tarajoq (“salt water”), from Proto-Inuit *taʁ(ǝ)ju- (“salt, salt water, sea”), from Proto-Eskimo *taʁju- (“salt”). Compare Aleut taĝayux̂.


punneq

punnerit (plural)
punneq (absolutive singular)
punnerit (absolutive plural)
punnerup (ergative singular)
punnerit (ergative plural)
punnermut (allative singular)
punnernut (allative plural)
punnermit (ablative singular)
punnernit (ablative plural)
punnikkut (prosecutive singular)
punnertigut (plural prosecutive)
punnermi (locative singular)
punnerni (locative plural)
punnermik (instrumental singular)
punnernik (instrumental plural)
punnertut (equative singular)
punnertut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *purnǝʁ (“fat rise to surface, butter”), from Proto-Eskimo *pu(rn)ǝʁ (“fat, butter, dough”).


saamerleq

saamerliit (plural)
saamerleq (absolutive singular)
saamerliit (absolutive plural)
saamerliup (ergative singular)
saamerliit (ergative plural)
saamerlermut (allative singular)
saamerlernut (allative plural)
saamerlermit (ablative singular)
saamerlernit (ablative plural)
saamerlikkut (prosecutive singular)
saamerlitigut (plural prosecutive)
saamerlermi (locative singular)
saamerlerni (locative plural)
saamerlermik (instrumental singular)
saamerlernik (instrumental plural)
saamerlertut (equative singular)
saamerlertut (equative plural)


taseq

tatsit (plural)
taseq (absolutive singular)
tatsit (absolutive plural)
tatsip (ergative singular)
tatsit (ergative plural)
tatsimut (allative singular)
tatsinut (allative plural)
tatsimit (ablative singular)
tatsinit (ablative plural)
tatsikkut (prosecutive singular)
tatsitigut (plural prosecutive)
tatsimi (locative singular)
tatsini (locative plural)
tatsimik (instrumental singular)
tatsinik (instrumental plural)
tatsitut (equative singular)
tatsitut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *taci-ʁ (“bay, lagoon, lake”), from Proto-Eskimo *taci-ʁ (“bay, lake, sand pit”).


talerpik

talerpiit (plural)
talerpik (absolutive singular)
talerpiit (absolutive plural)
talerpiup (ergative singular)
talerpiit (ergative plural)
talerpimmut (allative singular)
talerpinnut (allative plural)
talerpimmit (ablative singular)
talerpinnit (ablative plural)
talerpikkut (prosecutive singular)
talerpitsigut (plural prosecutive)
talerpimmi (locative singular)
talerpinni (locative plural)
talerpimmik (instrumental singular)
talerpinnik (instrumental plural)
talerpittut (equative singular)
talerpittut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ta(u)liqpiɣ (“right side, right arm”), from Proto-Eskimo *taɫiʁ-piɣ (“right side, right arm”).


siumut

From Proto-Inuit *civu (“area in front, front of boat, sled”), from Proto-Eskimo *civu (“front part of something”).


utimut

From Proto-Inuit *utǝʁ- (“return, back again”), from Proto-Eskimo *utǝʁ- (“return, backwards”). Compare uterpoq (“returns”).


taseq imeqarfik

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taseq imeqarfik (plural taseq imeqarfiit)

From taseq (“lake”) + imeq (“water”) + -qar (“have”) + -vik (“container”).


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)


Korea Avannarleq

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)


avannarleq

avannarliit (plural)
avannarleq (absolutive singular)
avannarliit (absolutive plural)
avannarliup (ergative singular)
avannarliit (ergative plural)
avannarlermut (allative singular)
avannarlernut (allative plural)
avannarlermit (ablative singular)
avannarlernit (ablative plural)
avannarlikkut (prosecutive singular)
avannarlitigut (plural prosecutive)
avannarlermi (locative singular)
avannarlerni (locative plural)
avannarlermik (instrumental singular)
avannarlernik (instrumental plural)
avannarlertut (equative singular)
avannarlertut (equative plural)

Probably from avannaq (“north wind”) and something else.


kujalleq

kujalliit (plural)
kujalleq (absolutive singular)
kujalliit (absolutive plural)
kujalliup (ergative singular)
kujalliit (ergative plural)
kujallermut (allative singular)
kujallernut (allative plural)
kujallermit (ablative singular)
kujallernit (ablative plural)
kujallikkut (prosecutive singular)
kujallitigut (plural prosecutive)
kujallermi (locative singular)
kujallerni (locative plural)
kujallermik (instrumental singular)
kujallernik (instrumental plural)
kujallertut (equative singular)
kujallertut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *kiva- (“direction, place in house”), from Proto-Eskimo *kiva- (“behind, area towards back”).

der

Michael Treen oqaluttuarpoq Ammassalik toqqarneqarsimasoq pissusiata sikuijuitsumut^([sic – meaning sikuiuitsumut]) kujallermut eqqaanarnera pissutigalugu.

1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

Michael Treen relates that Ammassalik was chosen because of the similarity of its nature to that of the Antarctic Ocean ["the Southern ice-sea"].


aaqanngitsoq

aaqanngitsut (plural)
aaqanngitsoq (absolutive singular)
aaqanngitsut (absolutive plural)
aaqanngitsup (ergative singular)
aaqanngitsut (ergative plural)
aaqanngitsumut (allative singular)
aaqanngitsunut (allative plural)
aaqanngitsumit (ablative singular)
aaqanngitsunit (ablative plural)
aaqanngitsukkut (prosecutive singular)
aaqanngitsutigut (plural prosecutive)
aaqanngitsumi (locative singular)
aaqanngitsuni (locative plural)
aaqanngitsumik (instrumental singular)
aaqanngitsunik (instrumental plural)
aaqanngitsutut (equative singular)
aaqanngitsutut (equative plural)

From aaq (“sleeve”) + -qar (“has”) + -nngit (“not”) + -soq (“that which.../one that...”).

af

Tamatuma saniatigut puttaqut aaqanngitsoq inatsisitigut piumasaqaataasoq soorunami aamma atorneqartussaavoq.

2012, H. Broberg, Biilit angallatillu, page 34:

In addition, of course, one must wear the statutory life jacket.

Taakku saniatigut anorimit pitarneqarsinnaanngitsunik – ajornanngippat arpaatinik qaavatigut atortariaqarpoq. Taakku saniatigut aaqanngitsoq anorimut illersuut atortariaqarpoq, tunoq taamaalilluni silaannartaqarniassammat.

2016, T.J. Jørgensen, Sundhedstillæg (Sermitsiaq), page 40:

In addition, you must have something windproof - preferably over some running clothes. In addition, a wind vest that ensures that the rear body is kept airy.

sleeveless garment (such as a waistcoat, life jacket, or vest)


aaqanngitsoq

From aak (“blood”) + -qar (“has”) + -nngit (“not”) + -soq (“intransitive participle”).


qiteq

From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half, middle finger”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half”). Compare qiterleq (“middle finger”).


qiteq

From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝʁ (“lean back, lower back, waist, spinal cord, marrow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝʁ (“back, spinal area, backbone”).


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”)


naasoq

naasut (plural)
naasoq (absolutive singular)
naasut (absolutive plural)
naasup (ergative singular)
naasut (ergative plural)
naasumut (allative singular)
naasunut (allative plural)
naasumit (ablative singular)
naasunit (ablative plural)
naasukkut (prosecutive singular)
naasutigut (plural prosecutive)
naasumi (locative singular)
naasuni (locative plural)
naasumik (instrumental singular)
naasunik (instrumental plural)
naasutut (equative singular)
naasutut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *nau- (“grow up, spring, plant”), from Proto-Eskimo *naru-(ʁ-) (“to grow up, plant”). Compare naavoq (“spring forth, develop”), and nagguik (“origin, stem”).


orpik

orpiit (plural)
orpik (absolutive singular)
orpiit (absolutive plural)
orpiup (ergative singular)
orpiit (ergative plural)
orpimmut (allative singular)
orpinnut (allative plural)
orpimmit (ablative singular)
orpinnit (ablative plural)
orpikkut (prosecutive singular)
orpitigut (plural prosecutive)
orpimmi (locative singular)
orpinni (locative plural)
orpimmik (instrumental singular)
orpinnik (instrumental plural)
orpittut (equative singular)
orpittut (equative plural)

From Proto-Eskimo *uqviɣ (“willow, shrub, tree”). Cognate with Inupiaq urgiiḷiq (“birch tree”).


orpik manngertoq

orpik manngertoq (absolutive singular)
orpik manngertut (absolutive plural)
orpik manngertup (ergative singular)
orpik manngertut (ergative plural)
orpik manngertumut (allative singular)
orpik manngertunut (allative plural)
orpik manngertumit (ablative singular)
orpik manngertunit (ablative plural)
orpik manngertukkut (prosecutive singular)
orpik manngertutigut (plural prosecutive)
orpik manngertumi (locative singular)
orpik manngertuni (locative plural)
orpik manngertumik (instrumental singular)
orpik manngertunik (instrumental plural)
orpik manngertutut (equative singular)
orpik manngertutut (equative plural)

From orpik (“tree”) + manngertoq (“firm”).


orpik meqqutaasalik

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orpik meqqutaasalik (plural orpik meqqutaasalit)

From orpik (“tree”) + meqqutaasarpoq (“is needle-shaped”).


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

Kikkut tamarmik nalunngilaat agiaq qanoq nipeqassanngitsoq, hiistit pamiuinnit agiaq tagiarneqartillugu.

Everyone knows how it should not sound when the horsehair of a violin bow is incorrectly pulled on a violin.

(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”).


aasiak

aasiaat (plural)
aasiak (absolutive singular)
aasiaat (absolutive plural)
aasiaap (ergative singular)
aasiaat (ergative plural)
aasiammut (allative singular)
aasiannut (allative plural)
aasiammit (ablative singular)
aasiannit (ablative plural)
aasiakkut (prosecutive singular)
aasiatsigut (plural prosecutive)
aasiammi (locative singular)
aasianni (locative plural)
aasiammik (instrumental singular)
aasiannik (instrumental plural)
aasiattut (equative singular)
aasiattut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ạųcivąɣ. Compare Inuktitut ᐋᓯᕙᖅ (aasifaq), and Inupiaq aasivak.


qajaq

West Greenlandic Pidgin: kyak (“ship”)

From Proto-Inuit *qaja- (“boat, kayak, build a kayak”), from Proto-Eskimo *qańa- (“boat, kayak”). Compare qaanniorpoq (“builds a kayak”).


oqaluttuassartaq

oqaluttuassartat (plural)
oqaluttuassartaq (absolutive singular)
oqaluttuassartat (absolutive plural)
oqaluttuassartap (ergative singular)
oqaluttuassartat (ergative plural)
oqaluttuassartamut (allative singular)
oqaluttuassartanut (allative plural)
oqaluttuassartamit (ablative singular)
oqaluttuassartanit (ablative plural)
oqaluttuassartakkut (prosecutive singular)
oqaluttuassartatigut (plural prosecutive)
oqaluttuassartami (locative singular)
oqaluttuassartani (locative plural)
oqaluttuassartamik (instrumental singular)
oqaluttuassartanik (instrumental plural)
oqaluttuassartatut (equative singular)
oqaluttuassartatut (equative plural)

Probably from oqaluttuaq and other suffixes.


inersimasoq

inersimasut (plural)
inersimasoq (absolutive singular)
inersimasut (absolutive plural)
inersimasup (ergative singular)
inersimasut (ergative plural)
inersimasumut (allative singular)
inersimasunut (allative plural)
inersimasumit (ablative singular)
inersimasunit (ablative plural)
inersimasukkut (prosecutive singular)
inersimasutigut (plural prosecutive)
inersimasumi (locative singular)
inersimasuni (locative plural)
inersimasumik (instrumental singular)
inersimasunik (instrumental plural)
inersimasutut (equative singular)
inersimasutut (equative plural)

From inerpoq (“has become adult”) + -sima (“completed action”) + -toq (“intransitive participle”).


atuarfiup pisortaa

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atuarfiup pisortaa (plural atuarfiit pisortaat)


napparsimmavik

napparsimmaviit (plural)
napparsimmavik (absolutive singular)
napparsimmaviit (absolutive plural)
napparsimmaviup (ergative singular)
napparsimmaviit (ergative plural)
napparsimmavimmut (allative singular)
napparsimmavinnut (allative plural)
napparsimmavimmit (ablative singular)
napparsimmavinniit (ablative plural)
napparsimmavikkut (prosecutive singular)
napparsimmavitsigut (plural prosecutive)
napparsimmavimmi (locative singular)
napparsimmavinni (locative plural)
napparsimmavimmik (instrumental singular)
napparsimmavinnik (instrumental plural)
napparsimmavittut (equative singular)
napparsimmavittut (equative plural)

From nappaq (“disease”) + other suffixes + -vik (“place”).


uumasoq

uumasut (plural)
uumasoq (absolutive singular)
uumasut (absolutive plural)
uumasup (ergative singular)
uumasut (ergative plural)
uumasumut (allative singular)
uumasunut (allative plural)
uumasumit (ablative singular)
uumasunit (ablative plural)
uumasukkut (prosecutive singular)
uumasutigut (plural prosecutive)
uumasumi (locative singular)
uumasuni (locative plural)
uumasumik (instrumental singular)
uumasunik (instrumental plural)
uumasutut (equative singular)
uumasutut (equative plural)

Avannarpariartornermi imaani uumasut miluumasut aatsitassanik oqimaatsunik akoqarnerujartorput.

1986 August 13, “Ukiumi siullermi misissuisimanermi paasisaqartoqanngilaq”, in Atuagagdliutit:

As one goes further north in the sea, mammals ("contain more", I guess) heavy metals.


qajoq

From Proto-Inuit *qaju- (“broth, soup, blood broth”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaju- (“blood broth, soup”). Compare qajuusat (“wheat flour”), and qajorlak (“foam, froth on soup”).


nuka

nukat (plural)
nukkat (plural)
nuka (absolutive singular)
nukat (absolutive plural)
nukap (ergative singular)
nukat (ergative plural)
nukamut (allative singular)
nukanut (allative plural)
nukamit (ablative singular)
nukanit (ablative plural)
nukakkut (prosecutive singular)
nukatigut (plural prosecutive)
nukami (locative singular)
nukani (locative plural)
nukamik (instrumental singular)
nukanik (instrumental plural)
nukatut (equative singular)
nukatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *nuka- (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”).

inh

younger sibling of someone of equal gender


angaju

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (“parent, elder sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (“parent, elder one”). Compare angaju and angajoqqaaq.


aleqa

From Proto-Inuit *ạlǝ̈qa, from Proto-Eskimo *aleqa. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᒃ (angayok), East Greenlandic alara and North Greenlandic aliqa.


aqqaluk

aqqalut (plural)
aqqaluk (absolutive singular)
aqqaluit (absolutive plural)
aqqaluup (ergative singular)
aqqaluit (ergative plural)
aqqalummut (allative singular)
aqqalunnut (allative plural)
aqqalummit (ablative singular)
aqqalunnit (ablative plural)
aqqalukkut (prosecutive singular)
aqqalutsigut (plural prosecutive)
aqqalummi (locative singular)
aqqalunni (locative plural)
aqqalummik (instrumental singular)
aqqalunnik (instrumental plural)
aqqaluttut (equative singular)
aqqaluttut (equative plural)


aanaq

aanat (plural)
aanaq (absolutive singular)
aanat (absolutive plural)
aanap (ergative singular)
aanat (ergative plural)
aanamut (allative singular)
aananut (allative plural)
aanamit (ablative singular)
aananit (ablative plural)
aanakkut (prosecutive singular)
aanatigut (plural prosecutive)
aanami (locative singular)
aanani (locative plural)
aanamik (instrumental singular)
aananik (instrumental plural)
aanatut (equative singular)
aanatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Timersortarfiup qeqqani aanaq naalungiarsuk pisuttaleqqammersoq maannalu orloqqajaalluni ingerlasoq malillugu tamaviaarpoq. Taakkua sanianniipput niviarsiaqqat marluk quassuttuumi nakkarnaveersaatarfimmi qerattaarillutik nakkarnaveersaarpasilluinnarlutillu.

In the middle of the hall, a grandmother is chasing after a baby who has just learned to walk and is now challenging the laws of gravity. Next to them, two girls walk along a thin balance beam with straight necks and their faces exhibiting looks of concentration.


aataq

aatat (plural)
aataq (absolutive singular)
aatat (absolutive plural)
aatap (ergative singular)
aatat (ergative plural)
aatamut (allative singular)
aatanut (allative plural)
aatamit (ablative singular)
aatanit (ablative plural)
aatakkut (prosecutive singular)
aatatigut (plural prosecutive)
aatami (locative singular)
aatani (locative plural)
aatamik (instrumental singular)
aatanik (instrumental plural)
aatatut (equative singular)
aatatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ata-ata, from Proto-Eskimo *ata-ata.


kisianni

Nalunaajaat: gg, ll aamma rr tassaapput aappersarissat (tallisat) taaneri imernaalanngitsut, kisianni g, l aamma r aappersaraapput (naatsut) taaneri imernaalasut.

2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 16

Note: gg, ll and rr are long consonants, pronounced voicelessly, whereas g, l and r are short consonants, pronounced voicedly.


qaammat

qaamassutit (plural)
qaammat (absolutive singular)
qaammatit (absolutive plural)
qaammatip (ergative singular)
qaammatit (ergative plural)
qaammammut (allative singular)
qaammatinut (allative plural)
qaammammit (ablative singular)
qaammatinit (ablative plural)
qaammatikkut (prosecutive singular)
qaammatitigut (plural prosecutive)
qaammammi (locative singular)
qaammatini (locative plural)
qaammammik (instrumental singular)
qaammatinik (instrumental plural)
qaammatitut (equative singular)
qaammatitut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *qauma- (“dawn, daylight, bright, light”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaʁma- (“light, bright, dawn, daylight”). Compare qaamavoq (“is bright, shines”).

der

BBC-p qaammatini marlunni filmiliornini TV-mi takutittagassaq tuluit ilisimasassarsiortuannut Sir Ernerst Schackleton-imut tunngasoq naammassigaat

BBC has finished two months of filming for a TV series about English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton


orpigaq

orpikkat (plural)
orpigaq (absolutive singular)
orpikkat (absolutive plural)
orpikkap (ergative singular)
orpikkat (ergative plural)
orpikkamut (allative singular)
orpikkanut (allative plural)
orpikkamit (ablative singular)
orpikkanit (ablative plural)
orpikkakkut (prosecutive singular)
orpikkatigut (plural prosecutive)
orpikkami (locative singular)
orpikkani (locative plural)
orpikkamik (instrumental singular)
orpikkanik (instrumental plural)
orpikkatut (equative singular)
orpikkatut (equative plural)


-li

(intransitive, with stative verbs) [verb] more

(transitive, with stative verbs) cause to [verb] more


-li

"Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa", Atuagagdliutit
Kalaallit Nunaanni efterskoleliortiternissaq piumassuseqarfigineqarpoq, aningaasassaqartinneqanngillalli


Mati

Borrowed from Danish Matthias and Matthæus.


Saqqaq

a settlement founded in 1755 in the Qaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland


pingu

pingut (plural)
pingu (absolutive singular)
pingut (absolutive plural)
pingup (ergative singular)
pingut (ergative plural)
pingumut (allative singular)
pingunut (allative plural)
pingumit (ablative singular)
pingunit (ablative plural)
pingukkut (prosecutive singular)
pingutigut (plural prosecutive)
pingumi (locative singular)
pinguni (locative plural)
pingumik (instrumental singular)
pingunik (instrumental plural)
pingutut (equative singular)
pingutut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *piŋu (“mound. dune, hillock, pimple, sore, swell”), from Proto-Eskimo *pǝŋu (“hill, swelling”). Compare pingujak (“blister”).


aqqaneq-marluk

From aqqaneq (“descend point”) + marluk (“two”), i.e. two after reaching the toes (see aqqanillit).


aqqaneq-pingasut

From aqqaneq (“descend point”) + pingasut (“three”), i.e. three after reaching the toes (see aqqanillit).


aqqaneq-sisamat

From aqqaneq (“descend point”) + sisamat (“four”), i.e. four after reaching the toes (see aqqanillit).


Najaaraq

From naja (“younger sister of a male”) + -araq, diminutive suffix.


Najannguaq

naja (“younger sister of a male”) + -nnguaq (endearing diminutive suffix)


Nuka

From nuka (“younger sibling of the same gender; a boy's little brother”).


Nukannguaq

From nuka (“younger sibling of the same gender; a girl's little sister”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix).


Aqqalu

From aqqaluk (“younger brother of a female”).


Erneeraq

From erneq (“son”) + -eraq, diminutive suffix.


Inunnguaq

inuk (“human being”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Paneeraq

From panik (“daughter”) + -eraq, diminutive suffix.


Paninnguaq

panik (“daughter”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Paarnannguaq

[pɑʶːn.nəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

paarnaq (“berry”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Pilunnguaq

pilu (“leaf”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Arnannguaq

arnaq (“woman”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Pilutannguaq

pilutaq (“leaf”) + -nnguaq (-endearing suffix)


Aviaaja

From an East Greenlandic stem meaning "cousin".


Ivalu

From the Thule region, meaning "sinew". Name of a character in a Danish novel (1930) by Peter Freuchen.


Pipaluk

pi + -paluk (“diminutive/endearing suffix (used in Thule)”)


Naasunnguaq

[nəː.sʉŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

naasoq (“flower”) + -nnguaq (endearing affix)


Salik

Western Greenlandic, possibly from saliisoq (“the cleanser”). Name of a boy in 1980s children's books and radio programs.


Paarma

From paarmaq (“berry”), Southern Greenlandic variant of Paarnaq.


Paarnaq

From paarnaq (“berry, fruit”), specially crowberry.


Aaju

From a baby talk form of angaju (“older sibling of the same sex”).


Aajunnguaq

From Aaju, a baby talk form of angaju (“older sibling of the same sex”) + -nnguaq, endearing suffix.


Angerla

Shortened from angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home”), for someone named after a deceased relative.


Angerlannguaq

[a.ŋɜɬ.ɬəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]


Angerlartoq

From angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home”), for someone named after a deceased relative.


Angerlartunnguaq

[a.ŋɜɬ.ɬɑt.tʉŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home (i.e. someone named after a deceased relative)”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Aminnguaq

ameq (“skin”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Avatannguaq

avataq (“sealskin float”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Aviaq

From the stem avik (“part (of the family)”), from aak (“blood”) + suffix -vik (“real”).


Ilasiaq

From ilasiaq (“a companion acquired”) (through magic), a name from mythology.


Inuuteq

Hypocoristic form of Inuk, meaning "my human being".


Inutsiaq

From inuk (“human being, man”) + suffix -tsiaq (“handsome, precious”).


Ivinnguaq

Variant of Ivik, from ivik (“grass”) + -nnguaq, endearing suffix.


Kikivik

Variant of Kikkik, from kikkik (“the ugly one”), an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".


Kikkik

From kikkik (“the ugly one”), an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".


Kuluk

From a baby talk form of aakkuluk or iikkuluk (“you sweet little one”).


Kulunnguaq

From Kuluk (a male or female given name) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix).


Kunuk

Mythological name of uncertain meaning, possible short for inequnaq (“the sweet, cute little one”)


Oquna

Baby talk form of inequnaq (“sweet, dear”).


Nivikka

Shortened from niviarsiaq (“girl”) + -kkana, name suffix.


Qunaaq

Short form of Inequnaaq, inequnaq (“handsome, sweet”).


Qulutak

From one of the names for the snow bunting.


Qulutana

From one of the names for the snow bunting, Qulutaq + the name suffix -na.


Qulutannguaq

From one of the names for the snow bunting, Qulutaq + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Qaaqqutsiaq

From qaaqqusaq (“the summoned guest”) + the suffix -tsiaq (“beautiful, precious”), a term of address for a child named after a deceased relative.


Utertoq

From utertoq (“the returned one”), for a child named after a deceased relative.


Utertunnguaq

Variant of Utertoq, from utertoq (“the returned one”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Masauna

From archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + name ending -na.


Masaana

Variant of Masauna, from archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + name ending -na.


Serminnguaq

From sermeq (“ice”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Masaatsiaq

From archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + suffix -tsiaq (“handsome, precious”).


Maannguaq

[məːŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

Originally a pet name for a baby, from maarpoq (“the whining or wailing one”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Meqqusaaq

Possibly from a Thule dialect variant of meqqoq (“feather, hair”).


Parnuuna

Probably originally a pet name for a baby from paanngorpoq (“crawling”) + the name suffix -na.


Sikkerninnguaq

From Sikkerneq (“flower”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq. Meaning = Sweet little flower.


Tukummeq

From tukumavoq (“quick, alert, generous”).


Natuk

Originally a baby talk form of some name, possibly from inequnartoq (“sweet, darling”)


Taatsiaq

Possibly from taasaq (“the mentioned one”) or atsiaq (“one named after a deceased person”). Mentioning the real name of a deceased relative was avoided for cultural purposes.


Taatsiannguaq

Variant of Taatsiaq with the endearing suffix -nnguaq.


atuarpoq

From Proto-Inuit *atuaʁ- (“to follow (track)”), from Proto-Eskimo *atV- (“to draw, to follow”).


atuarpunga

first-person singular indicative present and past of atuarpoq

first-person singular interrogative present and past tense of atuarpoq.


atuarputit

second-person singular present and past of atuarpoq


atuarpugut

first-person plural indicative present and past of atuarpoq

first-person plural interrogative present and past tense of atuarpoq.


atuarpusi

second-person plural indicative present and past for atuarpoq.


atuarput

third-person plural indicative present and past for atuarpoq.


atuarlunga

first-person singular positive degree conjunctive of atuarpoq


atuarnanga

first-person singular negative conjunctive of atuarpoq


atuarama

first-person singular past subordinative of atuarpoq (i.e. 'when I was reading').


atuaruma

first-person singular future subordinative of atuarpoq (i.e. 'when I read').


atuaraangama

first-person singular habitual subordinative of atuarpoq (i.e. 'whenever I read').


-qaqï

naasoqaqaaq


-qqammer

Kingornussaqqammersivunga.


aarluk

aarluit (plural)
aarluk (absolutive singular)
aarluit (absolutive plural)
aarluup (ergative singular)
aarluit (ergative plural)
aarlummut (allative singular)
aarlunnut (allative plural)
aarlummit (ablative singular)
aarlunniit (ablative plural)
aarlukkut (prosecutive singular)
aarlutsigut (plural prosecutive)
aarlummi (locative singular)
aarlunni (locative plural)
aarlummik (instrumental singular)
aarlunnik (instrumental plural)
aarluttut (equative singular)
aarluttut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *a(a)ʁlu(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo *aʁɫuɣ. Compare Aleut aglux̂, Alutiiq aqɫuk, Inuinnaqtun aarlu, and Labrador Inuttut aalluk.


sakavoq

From Proto-Inuit *caka- (“practise sorcery, shamanize”).

inh

(intransitive) wavers or sways backwards and forwards


angaluppoq

(intransitive) flutters, flickers, quivers


sajuppoq

From Proto-Inuit *caju-ɣ- (“tremble, shake, dance”), from Proto-Eskimo *caju-ɣ- (“tug, tremble, dance”).


aalajavoq

(intransitive) wavers, is easily moved, does not stand firm


issulipoq

(intransitive) flutters, shakes, or vibrates in the wind


isaqqilavoq

Taakku arlaannaataluunniit uppissuaq kajortoq igalaakkut isaqqialalluni [sic] sarsuttoq takunngilaat.

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:

None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window.


eqquiniunnguaq

From eqquiniut (“bet”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix).


-nnguaq

-nnguaq (absolutive singular)
-nnguit (absolutive plural)
-nnguup (ergative singular)
-nnguit (ergative plural)
-nnguamut (allative singular)
-nnguanut (allative plural)
-nnguamit (ablative singular)
-nnguanit (ablative plural)
-nnguakkut (prosecutive singular)
-nnguatigut (plural prosecutive)
-nnguami (locative singular)
-nnguani (locative plural)
-nnguamik (instrumental singular)
-nnguanik (instrumental plural)
-nnguatut (equative singular)
-nnguatut (equative plural)

Tikireerpunga illorpannguitigut


anorliorpoq

From anori (“wind”) + -lior (“make”), from Proto-Eskimo *anuqǝ.

(intransitive, of flames) flickers in the wind


anori

anorit (plural)
anori (absolutive singular)
anorit (absolutive plural)
anorip (ergative singular)
anorit (ergative plural)
anorimut (allative singular)
anorinut (allative plural)
anorimit (ablative singular)
anorinit (ablative plural)
anorikkut (prosecutive singular)
anoritigut (plural prosecutive)
anorimi (locative singular)
anorini (locative plural)
anorimik (instrumental singular)
anorinik (instrumental plural)
anoritut (equative singular)
anoritut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *anuʀǝ, from Proto-Eskimo *anuqǝ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓄᕆ (anori), Tunumiisut anirsiq, and Aleut achunal.

2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 54


qarsulivik

qarsulivit (plural)
qarsulivik (absolutive singular)
qarsuliviit (absolutive plural)
qarsuliviup (ergative singular)
qarsuliviit (ergative plural)
qarsulivimmut (allative singular)
qarsulivinnut (allative plural)
qarsulivimmit (ablative singular)
qarsulivinnit (ablative plural)
qarsulivikkut (prosecutive singular)
qarsulivitsigut (plural prosecutive)
qarsulivimmi (locative singular)
qarsulivinni (locative plural)
qarsulivimmik (instrumental singular)
qarsulivinnik (instrumental plural)
qarsulivittut (equative singular)
qarsulivittut (equative plural)

From qarsoq (“arrow”) + -livik (“container”).


qarsoq

qarsut (plural)
qarsoq (absolutive singular)
qarsut (absolutive plural)
qarsup (ergative singular)
qarsut (ergative plural)
qarsumut (allative singular)
qarsunut (allative plural)
qarsumit (ablative singular)
qarsunit (ablative plural)
qarsukkut (prosecutive singular)
qarsutigut (plural prosecutive)
qarsumi (locative singular)
qarsuni (locative plural)
qarsumik (instrumental singular)
qarsunik (instrumental plural)
qarsutut (equative singular)
qarsutut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *qaʁru-Г (“arrow, bullet”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaʁru (“arrow, bullet”). Compare Sirenik qarceẋ, Inuktitut qarjuk and Yup'ik qeruq.


aalaqqajuppoq

From aalavoq (“move”) + -qqajar (“almost do, about to”).

af

Qarlua alleq aalaqqajuppoq, nipiliorneratigullu malunnarpoq qiaqqajaalersoq.

2016, Styrelsen for Sundhed og Forebyggelse, Arfineq-Aappassaannik Ilinniartitsineq - Piffissaq Ataatsimoorfik Siulleq (PowerPoint Presentation), page 13:

Her lower lip quivered, and she began to cry.


nuna sajuppoq

From nuna (“land”) + sajuppoq (“trembles”).

(intransitive) trembles like, or suggesting, an earthquake


nunap sajunnera

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nunap sajunnera (plural nunap sajunnerat)

Ergative of nuna (“land”) + 3rd-person singular possessive of sajunneq (“trembling”). Thus, "quake of the earth".


nunap sajunnerat

nunap sajunnera
nunap sajunnera#Greenlandic


nakimavoq

From Proto-Inuit *nakima- (“vacillating, disorientated, lose memory”), from Proto-Eskimo *Nakima- (“wander around lost, be disorientated”).


aappalloqut

red thing put on a fishing hook to attract prey


aappalajappoq

(intransitive) is flesh-coloured, reddish


aappaluppoq

From aak (“blood”) + -palug (“resembles”).


aappalaarpoq

From aak (“blood”) + -palaar (“seems like”).


aappallarissoq

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aappallarissoq (plural aappallarissut, and aappallarittut)

aappallarissut (plural)
aappallarittut (plural)
aappallarissoq (absolutive singular)
aappallarissut (absolutive plural)
aappallarissup (ergative singular)
aappallarissut (ergative plural)
aappallarissumut (allative singular)
aappallarissunut (allative plural)
aappallarissumit (ablative singular)
aappallarissunit (ablative plural)
aappallarissukkut (prosecutive singular)
aappallarissutigut (plural prosecutive)
aappallarissumi (locative singular)
aappallarissuni (locative plural)
aappallarissumik (instrumental singular)
aappallarissunik (instrumental plural)
aappallarissutut (equative singular)
aappallarissutut (equative plural)

Tassa tamakku qissianik ataatsimut taaneqartarput, qisuilli suuneri najoqqutaralugit qangaanerusoq ateqartinneqarsimallutik, soorlu imatut: isumaatsoq, arnat qisuat, ikki, pinngoq, immap qisua – imamineq aappallarissoq, uligiilik (aqittoq).

2019, J. Lyberth, Nuuk Ugeavis, page 31:

Driftwood was therefore a much valued material in old Greenland, and the various types of wood have their own Greenlandic names, which today are unfortunately forgotten. There are e.g. a thoughtless, virgin, redwood, the wood of the sea, and the crazy floating wood, while other varieties are determined by their scent.

Homo Sapienne Viragomit saqqummersinneqarpoq tuluttut qulequtaralugu Crimson (aappallarissoq). Virago naqiterisitsisarfi uvoq, arnat atuakkiaannik saqqummersitsisarnermik suliaqarnerusoq.

Homo Sapienne is published by Virago under the English title “Crimson”. Virago is a publishing house which specializes in publishing books by females writers.


aappalukujuppoq

From aappaluppoq (“is red”) + -kujug (“somewhat”).


aappallarippoq

Qulimiguulik ilisarnaqisumik nipeqarluni aappallarissumillu qalipaateqarluni ersermat nuannaarneq angeqaaq.

We were overjoyed when it turned up with the characteristic sound of its rotor and its bright red colour.


aappilattoq

aapilattut (plural)
aappilattoq (absolutive singular)
aappilattut (absolutive plural)
aappilattup (ergative singular)
aappilattut (ergative plural)
aappilattumut (allative singular)
aappilattunut (allative plural)
aappilattumit (ablative singular)
aappilattunit (ablative plural)
aappilattukkut (prosecutive singular)
aappilattutigut (plural prosecutive)
aappilattumi (locative singular)
aappilattuni (locative plural)
aappilattumik (instrumental singular)
aappilattunik (instrumental plural)
aappilattutut (equative singular)
aappilattutut (equative plural)

"aap (auk, aug, aak)" in Eskimo-Aleut meaning "blood, bleed" + "pilattoq (pilagtoq)" meaning
"-ish thing or place", to form "aappilattoq (reddish (place or thing), edible red sea-weed),

Palmaria palmata
Palmaria palmata#Translingual

a red, edible seaweed, specifically dulse (Palmaria palmata)


siumut ilisimassuseq

From siumut (“forwards”) + ilisimassuseq (“knowledge, wisdom”).


isaroq

From Proto-Inuit *icaʁu-, from Proto-Eskimo *ica-qu-. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᓴᕈᖅ (isaroq) and Inupiaq israġuq.


Atangana

From atangat + na, given name suffix, probably meaning "the one who remained, the sole surviving child".


Kuuna

Borrowed in the Middle Ages from Old Norse kona (“woman”).


Suersaq

Possibly a contraction of suuersagaq (“the healed one”).


naamik

From Proto-Inuit *na- (“no, negation”), from Proto-Eskimo *na- (“no, negation”). Cognate with Inupiaq naumi.


asavakkit

indicative first-person singular to second-person singular of asavaa; I love you.


aagiaq

aagiat (plural)
aagiaq (absolutive singular)
aagiat (absolutive plural)
aagiap (ergative singular)
aagiat (ergative plural)
aagiamut (allative singular)
aagianut (allative plural)
aagiamit (ablative singular)
aagianit (ablative plural)
aagiakkut (prosecutive singular)
aagiatigut (plural prosecutive)
aagiami (locative singular)
aagiani (locative plural)
aagiamik (instrumental singular)
aagianik (instrumental plural)
aagiatut (equative singular)
aagiatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *aɣǝ- (“prong of antler”).


aalaq

aallat (alternative)
aalaq (absolutive singular)
aallat (absolutive plural)
aallap (ergative singular)
aallat (ergative plural)
aallamut (allative singular)
aallanut (allative plural)
aallamit (ablative singular)
aallanit (ablative plural)
aallakkut (prosecutive singular)
aallatsigut (plural prosecutive)
aallami (locative singular)
aallani (locative plural)
aallamik (instrumental singular)
aallanik (instrumental plural)
aallatut (equative singular)
aallatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ai-laʁ(-) (“dampness”), from Proto-Eskimo *aʁi- (“wet, damp”).

Butterdejimik siaarsakkat saattukujuut marluk suliarineqassapput. Aappaa tærteliorfimmut ikineqassaaq, igallu imaa tassunga kuineqassalluni. Tærteliorfik butterdejip siaarsakkap aappaanik matuneqasaaq sisamanillu putuulaarneqassalluni, aalaq aniasinnaaqqullugu, qaavalu kajortilluarsinnaaqqullugu manimmik taninneqassalluni.

2017, M. Pedersen, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine, page 74:

We take two thin sheets of puff pastry. Place one in a pie dish and pour in the filling. We close the dish with the other sheet of pastry and make four small holes so the steam can escape. Brush the top with egg so that it browns nicely.


nimeriaq

nimerissat (plural)
nimeriaq (absolutive singular)
nimerissat (absolutive plural)
nimerissap (ergative singular)
nimerissat (ergative plural)
nimerissamut (allative singular)
nimerissanut (allative plural)
nimerissamit (ablative singular)
nimerissanit (ablative plural)
nimerissakkut (prosecutive singular)
nimerissatigut (plural prosecutive)
nimerissami (locative singular)
nimerissani (locative plural)
nimerissamik (instrumental singular)
nimerissanik (instrumental plural)
nimerissatut (equative singular)
nimerisatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *nimiʁia- (“water worm, snake, eel”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝmǝʁja- (“worm, snake, eel”).


nimeriarluk

nimeriarluit (plural)
nimeriarluk (absolutive singular)
nimeriarluit (absolutive plural)
nimeriarluup (ergative singular)
nimeriarluit (ergative plural)
nimeriarlummut (allative singular)
nimeriarlunnut (allative plural)
nimeriarlummit (ablative singular)
nimeriarlunnit (ablative plural)
nimeriarlukkut (prosecutive singular)
nimeriarlutsigut (plural prosecutive)
nimeriarlummi (locative singular)
nimeriarlunni (locative plural)
nimeriarlummik (instrumental singular)
nimeriarlunnik (instrumental plural)
nimeriarluttut (equative singular)
nimeriarluttut (equative plural)

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual


nimissiaq

nimissiat (plural)
nimissiaq (absolutive singular)
nimissiat (absolutive plural)
nimissiap (ergative singular)
nimissiat (ergative plural)
nimissiamut (allative singular)
nimissianut (allative plural)
nimissiamit (ablative singular)
nimissianit (ablative plural)
nimissiakkut (prosecutive singular)
nimissiatigut (plural prosecutive)
nimissiami (locative singular)
nimissiani (locative plural)
nimissiamik (instrumental singular)
nimissianik (instrumental plural)
nimissiatut (equative singular)
nimissiatut (equative plural)

From nimeq (“wrapping, band”) + -ssiaq (“something intended for”).


-giit

kl-suffix

-giit (n-n, truncative except after q and r)

aappaq (“spouse”) -> aappariit (“married couple”)

erneq (“son”) -> erneriit (“father and son”)

panik (“daughter”) -> panigiit (“mother and daughter”)

(plural only) a pair, mutual in converse relation.


-kkaaq

niaqukkaaq


-nisaq

itsaq (“the old days”) -> itsarnisaq "something from the old days

qanga (“long ago”) -> qanganisaq (“old-fashioned”)


tooq

From Proto-Inuit *tuu- (“tusk, ivory, ice pick, chisel, poke”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuɣǝ- (“tusk, to pick with sharp instrument”). Compare tuugaaq (“ivory, tusk”), and toorpaa (“thrusts at”).


-usaaq

kl-suffix

-usaaq (n-n, truncative, uses -j- as interfix)


-usaq

-usaq (n-n, truncative, uses -j- as interfix)


-lleq

kingu (“hind end”) -> kingulleq (“last, hindmost”)

Indicating a superlative with directional bases.


-paaluit

e.g. angallaterpaaluit


-gigaluaq

-gï (“has as one's”) + -galuaq (“which formerly”)

compound

illugigaluarput

uigigaluani alleruppaa neqimik

For the sake of her deceased husband, she abstains from meat.

(with a possessive ending) someone's former or deceased [noun]


-innaq

kl-suffix

-innaq (n-n, truncative, uses -g- as interfix)

imiinnaq


-kassak

anaanakassaga

(chiefly North Greenland) dear and miserable [noun]


-kullak

Angutikullaapput


-liaq

kaagiliaq

someone who hunts, collects or travels to [noun]


-nnguakkuluk

iliarsuk -> iliarsunnguakkuluk


-nnaaq

tammaarfinnaarput
our favourite campsite


-palaaq

umiarsuapalaaq


-passuit

e.g. ulloriarpassuit

e.g. navianartorpassuit atortarpavut

e.g. qimusserpassuit Uummannamut aporaapput

A number of sledges arrived in Uummannaq at the same time.

(in the plural) many [noun]s, a crowd of [noun]s


-ralaannguaq

[-ʁə.ləːŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

mikisoralaannguuvoq


-rujussuaq

qaqutigorsuarujussuaq

sivisoorujussuarmik atassavoq.


-siaq

erneq (“son”) -> ernersiaq (“fosterson”)

inuk (“human”) -> inussiaq (“slave”)


inussiaq

inussiat (plural)
inussiaq (absolutive singular)
inussiat (absolutive plural)
inussiap (ergative singular)
inussiat (ergative plural)
inussiamut (allative singular)
inussianut (allative plural)
inussiamit (ablative singular)
inussianit (ablative plural)
inussiakkut (prosecutive singular)
inussiatigut (plural prosecutive)
inussiami (locative singular)
inussiani (locative plural)
inussiamik (instrumental singular)
inussianik (instrumental plural)
inussiatut (equative singular)
inussiatut (equative plural)

From inuk (“human”) + -siaq (“something bought or received”, nominal modifier).


-suannguaq

[-sʊ.ʷəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

Tuumarsersuannguaq


-suaq

itisooq (“deep”) -> itisoorsuaq (“very deep”)

silarsuarmiut

ila suersuaq!

pi -> persuaq (“large object”)

uli (“high tide”) -> ulersuaq (“flood”)

ajortoq (“evil, wicked”) -> Ajortorsuaq (“Satan, the Devil”)


-taaq

ukiortaaq

ernertaaq


ukiortaami pilluaritsi

Locative singular of ukiortaaq (“New Year”) + 2nd person plural (intransitive) imperative of pilluarpoq (“is happy”), thus "be happy on New Year".

Happy New Year! (said to multiple persons)


-tsiaq

e.g. niviarsiatsiat


-toqaq

aqqunarnitoqaq

arnatoqaq


-erniaq

inuerniaq


-koorfik

nuakoorfik
A spittoon.

a place for discarding, receptacle of undesired things


uagut

From Proto-Inuit *uva-ŋa (“I, we”), from Proto-Eskimo *vi (“I, we”). Compare uanga (“I, me”).


uku

e.g. tuttunuku

e.g. inuit-uku?

plural of una, a hyphenated or assimilated enclitic which denotes to be.


uaguk

From uagut (“we”) with obsolete dual ending (-k).

(archaic) second person dual; we two/us two.


seqineq

seqineq (absolutive singular)
seqernit (absolutive plural)
seqernup (ergative singular)
seqernit (ergative plural)
seqinermut (allative singular)
seqinernut (allative plural)
seqinermit (ablative singular)
seqinernit (ablative plural)
seqinikkut (prosecutive singular)
seqinertigut (plural prosecutive)
seqinermi (locative singular)
seqinerni (locative plural)
seqinermik (instrumental singular)
seqinernik (instrumental plural)
seqinertut (equative singular)
seqinertut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Eskimo *ciqi-nǝʁ (“sun”). Cognates include East Greenlandic siirliq, Inuktitut siqiniq, and Yupik ciqineq.

seqinniarpoq

to go out to see the sun after a period of darkness


makku

plural of manna and matuma; proximal absolutive plural; these here.


innga

ikku (plural)
innga (absolutive singular)
ikku (absolutive plural)
issuma (ergative singular)
ikkua (ergative plural)
issumunnga (allative singular)
ikkununnga (allative plural)
issumannga (ablative singular)
ikkunannga (ablative plural)
issumuuna (prosecutive singular)
ikkunuuna (plural prosecutive)
issuumani (locative singular)
ikkunani (locative plural)
uuminnga (instrumental singular)
ikkuninnga (instrumental plural)
issumatut (equative singular)
ikkunatut (equative plural)

distal absolutive singular; that yonder, he/she/it yonder.


ikku

absolutive plural of innga; those yonder.


sanna

sakku (plural)
sanna (absolutive singular)
sakku (absolutive plural)
sassuma (ergative singular)
sakkua (ergative plural)
sassumunnga (allative singular)
sakkununnga (allative plural)
sassumannga (ablative singular)
sakkunannga (ablative plural)
sassumuuna (prosecutive singular)
sakkunuuna (plural prosecutive)
sassumani (locative singular)
sakkunani (locative plural)
sassuminnga (instrumental singular)
sakkuninnga (instrumental plural)
sassumatut (equative singular)
sakkunatut (equative plural)

down distal absolutive; that down a long distance, he/she/it down there.


pinnga

pikku (plural)
pinnga (absolutive singular)
pikku (absolutive plural)
pissuma (ergative singular)
pikkua (ergative plural)
pissumunnga (allative singular)
pikkununnga (allative plural)
pissumannga (ablative singular)
pikkunannga (ablative plural)
pissumuuna (prosecutive singular)
pikkunuuna (plural prosecutive)
pissuumani (locative singular)
pikkunani (locative plural)
pissuminnga (instrumental singular)
pikkuninnga (instrumental plural)
pissumatut (equative singular)
pikkunatut (equative plural)

(demonstrative) up medial absolutive; that up a medial distance/in the east, he/she/it up there/in the east.


agguarneqarsinnaasoq

agguarneqarsinnaasoq (absolutive singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasut (absolutive plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasup (ergative singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasut (ergative plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasumut (allative singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasunut (allative plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasumit (ablative singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasunit (ablative plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasukkut (prosecutive singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasutigut (plural prosecutive)
agguarneqarsinnaasumi (locative singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasuni (locative plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasumik (instrumental singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasunik (instrumental plural)
agguarneqarsinnaasutut (equative singular)
agguarneqarsinnaasutut (equative plural)

From agguarpoq (“divides”) + -neqar (“dynamic passive”) + -sinnaa (“can”) + -soq (“intransitive participle”).


agiamineq

head

agiamineq (plural agiamerngit, and agiamernit)

agiamerngit (plural)
agiamernit (plural)

From agiaq (“rubbing stone”) + -mineq (“piece of”).


aaneq

head

aaneq (plural aanerit, and arngit, and aarnit)

aanerit (plural)
arngit (plural)
aarnit (plural)
aaneq (absolutive singular)
aanerit (absolutive plural)
aanerup (ergative singular)
aanerit (ergative plural)
aanermut (allative singular)
aanernut (allative plural)
aanermit (ablative singular)
aanernit (ablative plural)
aanikkut (prosecutive singular)
aanertigut (plural prosecutive)
aanermi (locative singular)
aanerni (locative plural)
aanermik (instrumental singular)
aanernik (instrumental plural)
aanertut (equative singular)
aanertut (equative plural)

Eqqakkanik angisuunik aqquserngup sin aanut inissitat kommunip aaneq ajorpai, aammalu aqqusinerngup eqqaani imaluunniit sumiiffinni allani igitsiffiusussaanngitsuni igitsisarneq inerteqqutaavoq.

2017, S.D. Monrad, Nuuk Ugeavis, page 21:

The municipality does not collect bulky rubbish at the roadside, and it is illegal to place rubbish by the road or other places where it does not belong.


apusineq

apusinerit (plural)
apusineq (absolutive singular)
apusinerit (absolutive plural)
apusinerup (ergative singular)
apusinerit (ergative plural)
apusinermut (allative singular)
apusinernut (allative plural)
apusinermit (ablative singular)
apusinernit (ablative plural)
apusinikkut (prosecutive singular)
apusinertigut (plural prosecutive)
apusinermi (locative singular)
apusinerni (locative plural)
apusinermik (instrumental singular)
apusinernik (instrumental plural)
apusinertut (equative singular)
apusinertut (equative plural)

Apusinerit akunnerit arlaqanngitsut ingerlanerinnaanni sisoortarfinngortinneqarput, - inersimasunut meeqqanullu apummi pinnguarneq.

In a few hours, the snowdrifts were turned into snow slides - playing in snow, both large and small.


aputip qingartagaa

From aput (“snow”) + qingartaq (“ridge”).


akisussaaffik

akisussaaffik (plural akisussaaffiit, and akisussaaviit)

akisussaaffiit (plural)
akisussaaviit (plural)
akisussaaffik (absolutive singular)
akisussaaffiit (absolutive plural)
akisussaaffiup (ergative singular)
akisussaaffiit (ergative plural)
akisussaaffimmut (allative singular)
akisussaaffinnut (allative plural)
akisussaaffimmit (ablative singular)
akisussaaffinnit (ablative plural)
akisussaaffikkut (prosecutive singular)
akisussaaffitsigut (plural prosecutive)
akisussaaffimmi (locative singular)
akisussaaffinni (locative plural)
akisussaaffimmik (instrumental singular)
akisussaaffinnik (instrumental plural)
akisussaaffittut (equative singular)
akisussaaffittut (equative plural)


akiliut

akiuliutit (plural)
akiliut (absolutive singular)
akiliutit (absolutive plural)
akiliutip (ergative singular)
akiliutit (ergative plural)
akiliummut (allative singular)
akiliutinut (allative plural)
akiliummit (ablative singular)
akiliutinit (ablative plural)
akiliutikkut (prosecutive singular)
akiliutitigut (plural prosecutive)
akiliummi (locative singular)
akiliutini (locative plural)
akiliummik (instrumental singular)
akiliutinik (instrumental plural)
akiliutitut (equative singular)
akiliutitut (equative plural)


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.


blomkåli

Borrowed from Danish blomkål (“cauliflower”), from Dutch bloemkool (“cauliflower”).


brinti

Borrowed from Danish brint (“hydrogen”).


baaja

baajat (plural)
baaja (absolutive singular)
baajat (absolutive plural)
baajap (ergative singular)
baajat (ergative plural)
baajamut (allative singular)
baajanut (allative plural)
baajamit (ablative singular)
baajanit (ablative plural)
baajakkut (prosecutive singular)
baajatigut (plural prosecutive)
baajami (locative singular)
baajani (locative plural)
baajamik (instrumental singular)
baajanik (instrumental plural)
baajatut (equative singular)
baajatut (equative plural)

Borrowed from Danish bajer, from bajrer (“Bavarian”), from Medieval Latin Bajuvarius.


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”).


bakterianik ilinniut

From bakteria (“bacteria”) + ilinniarpoq (“study”).


bakteria noqartitsisartoq

From bakteria (“bacteria”) + noqartorpaa (“tightens”) + -tit (“causes”) + -si (“intransitivizer”) + -sar (“repetitively”) + -toq (“intransitive participle”), i.e. bacteria which causes tightening (of the muscles).


bakteriaqanngitsoq

bakteriaqanngitsoq (absolutive singular)
bakteriaqanngitsut (absolutive plural)
bakteriaqanngitsup (ergative singular)
bakteriaqanngitsut (ergative plural)
bakteriaqanngitsumut (allative singular)
bakteriaqanngitsunut (allative plural)
bakteriaqanngitsumit (ablative singular)
bakteriaqanngitsunit (ablative plural)
bakteriaqanngitsukkut (prosecutive singular)
bakteriaqanngitsutigut (plural prosecutive)
bakteriaqanngitsumi (locative singular)
bakteriaqanngitsuni (locative plural)
bakteriaqanngitsumik (instrumental singular)
bakteriaqanngitsunik (instrumental plural)
bakteriaqanngitsutut (equative singular)
bakteriaqanngitsutut (equative plural)


bakteria sunnerneqarsinnaanngitsoq

From bakteria (“bacteria”) + sunnerneqarsinnaanngitsoq (“insensitive, unaffected, indifferent”).


Barentsip eqqaamiui

Barents Region (a region in northern Asia)


baviani

Borrowed from Danish bavian, from late Middle Dutch [Term?] or early modern Dutch baviaan (“baboon”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?].


benziina

Borrowed from Danish benzin, from German Benzin.


orsussaq

orsussat (plural)
orsussaq (absolutive singular)
orsussat (absolutive plural)
orsussap (ergative singular)
orsussat (ergative plural)
orsussamut (allative singular)
orsussanut (allative plural)
orsussamit (ablative singular)
orsussanit (ablative plural)
orsussakkut (prosecutive singular)
orsussatigut (plural prosecutive)
orsussami (locative singular)
orsussani (locative plural)
orsussamik (instrumental singular)
orsussanik (instrumental plural)
orsussatut (equative singular)
orsussatut (equative plural)


atuagaatilerisoq

atuagaatilerisut (plural)
atuagaatilerisoq (absolutive singular)
atuagaatilerisut (absolutive plural)
atuagaatilerisup (ergative singular)
atuagaatilerisut (ergative plural)
atuagaatilerisumut (allative singular)
atuagaatilerisunut (allative plural)
atuagaatilerisumit (ablative singular)
atuagaatilerisunit (ablative plural)
atuagaatilerisukkut (prosecutive singular)
atuagaatilerisutigut (plural prosecutive)
atuagaatilerisumi (locative singular)
atuagaatilerisuni (locative plural)
atuagaatilerisumik (instrumental singular)
atuagaatilerisunik (instrumental plural)
atuagaatilerisutut (equative singular)
atuagaatilerisutut (equative plural)

From atuagaq (“book”) + -leri (“works with”) + -toq (“one who [verbs]”).


biileerniartoq

biileerniartit (plural)
biileerniartoq (absolutive singular)
biileerniartut (absolutive plural)
biileerniartup (ergative singular)
biileerniartut (ergative plural)
biileerniartumut (allative singular)
biileerniartunut (allative plural)
biileerniartumit (ablative singular)
biileerniartunit (ablative plural)
biileerniartukkut (prosecutive singular)
biileerniartutigut (plural prosecutive)
biileerniartumi (locative singular)
biileerniartuni (locative plural)
biileerniartumik (instrumental singular)
biileerniartunik (instrumental plural)
biileerniartutut (equative singular)
biileerniartutut (equative plural)


biilerfik

biilerfiit (plural)
biilerfik (absolutive singular)
biilerfiit (absolutive plural)
biilerfiup (ergative singular)
biilerfiit (ergative plural)
biilerfimmut (allative singular)
biilerfinnut (allative plural)
biilerfimmit (ablative singular)
biilerfinnit (ablative plural)
biilerfikkut (prosecutive singular)
biilerfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
biilerfimmi (locative singular)
biilerfinni (locative plural)
biilerfimmik (instrumental singular)
biilerfinnik (instrumental plural)
biilerfittut (equative singular)
biilerfittut (equative plural)

From biilerpoq (“drives car”) + -vik (“place”).


biilertoq

biilertit (plural)
biilertoq (absolutive singular)
biilertut (absolutive plural)
biilertup (ergative singular)
biilertut (ergative plural)
biilertumut (allative singular)
biilertunut (allative plural)
biilertumit (ablative singular)
biilertunit (ablative plural)
biilertukkut (prosecutive singular)
biilertutigut (plural prosecutive)
biilertumi (locative singular)
biilertuni (locative plural)
biilertumik (instrumental singular)
biilertunik (instrumental plural)
biilertutut (equative singular)
biilertutut (equative plural)

biili (“car”) + -toq (suffix used to form agent nouns)


biletti

Borrowed from Danish billet, from French billet.


bilitsilerisoq

bilitsilerisut (plural)
bilitsilerisoq (absolutive singular)
bilitsilerisut (absolutive plural)
bilitsilerisup (ergative singular)
bilitsilerisut (ergative plural)
bilitsilerisumut (allative singular)
bilitsilerisunut (allative plural)
bilitsilerisumit (ablative singular)
bilitsilerisunit (ablative plural)
bilitsilerisukkut (prosecutive singular)
bilitsilerisutigut (plural prosecutive)
bilitsilerisumi (locative singular)
bilitsilerisuni (locative plural)
bilitsilerisumik (instrumental singular)
bilitsilerisunik (instrumental plural)
bilitsilerisutut (equative singular)
bilitsilerisutut (equative plural)


bilitsilerivik

bilitsileriviit (plural)
biilitsilerivik (absolutive singular)
biilitsileriviit (absolutive plural)
biilitsileriviup (ergative singular)
biilitsileriviit (ergative plural)
biilitsilerivimmut (allative singular)
biilitsilerivinnut (allative plural)
biilitsilerivimmit (ablative singular)
biilitsilerivinnit (ablative plural)
biilitsilerivikkut (prosecutive singular)
biilitsilerivitsigut (plural prosecutive)
biilitsilerivimmi (locative singular)
biilitsilerivinni (locative plural)
biilitsilerivimmik (instrumental singular)
biilitsilerivinnik (instrumental plural)
biilitsilerivittut (equative singular)
biilitsilerivittut (equative plural)


bismeri

Borrowed from Danish bismer, via Middle Low German bismer from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ (bezměnŭ, “steelyard balance”).


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”).


børstiliortoq

børstiliortit (plural)
børstiliortoq (absolutive singular)
børstiliortut (absolutive plural)
børstiliortup (ergative singular)
børstiliortut (ergative plural)
børstiliortumut (allative singular)
børstiliortunut (allative plural)
børstiliortumit (ablative singular)
børstiliortunit (ablative plural)
børstiliortukkut (prosecutive singular)
børstiliortutigut (plural prosecutive)
børstiliortumi (locative singular)
børstiliortuni (locative plural)
børstiliortumik (instrumental singular)
børstiliortunik (instrumental plural)
børstiliortutut (equative singular)
børstiliortutut (equative plural)

From Danish børste (“brush”) + Greenlandic -lior- (“make”) + -toq- (“one who does something”).


budgeti siunnersuutaasoq

estimate of future revenues and expenses


aaffaffak

aaffaffaat (plural)
aaffaffak (absolutive singular)
aaffaffaat (absolutive plural)
aaffaffaap (ergative singular)
aaffaffaat (ergative plural)
aaffaffammut (allative singular)
aaffaffannut (allative plural)
aaffaffammit (ablative singular)
aaffaffannit (ablative plural)
aaffaffakkut (prosecutive singular)
aaffaffatsigut (plural prosecutive)
aaffaffammi (locative singular)
aaffaffanni (locative plural)
aaffaffammik (instrumental singular)
aaffaffannik (instrumental plural)
aaffaffattut (equative singular)
aaffaffattut (equative plural)


aaffanniaq

aaffanniat (plural)
aaffanniaq (absolutive singular)
aaffanniat (absolutive plural)
aaffanniap (ergative singular)
aaffanniat (ergative plural)
aaffanniamut (allative singular)
aaffannianut (allative plural)
aaffanniamit (ablative singular)
aaffannianit (ablative plural)
aaffanniakkut (prosecutive singular)
aaffanniatigut (plural prosecutive)
aaffanniami (locative singular)
aaffanniani (locative plural)
aaffanniamik (instrumental singular)
aaffannianik (instrumental plural)
aaffanniatut (equative singular)
aaffanniatut (equative plural)

aaffappoq (“catches walrus”) + -niaq (“one who tries to”).


aaffanniusiorpoq

From aaffanniut (“walrus-hunting tool”) + -lior (“makes”).

(transitive) builds a tool with which to hunt walrus


aaffanniut

From aaffappoq (“to hunt walrus”) + -niutï (“means for doing”).


aaffanniutaaruppoq

From aaffanniut (“walrus-hunting tool”) + -erutï (“loses one's”).

(intransitive) loses equipment whilst hunting walrus


aaffappoq

Greenlandic aaveq (“walrus”) + -t (“catch”), from Proto-Eskimo *ajvǝʁ. Compare Inuinnaqtun aiviqtuq ("to get a walrus").

(2014), Tamanut, issue 17, Sermitsiaq
Maannakkut aamma piniagassaqaraluarpoq. Qanittumi avannatsinnut sikup sinaanut qimussimik piniariaratta, marlunnik aaffappugut.
A few days ago we were on a dog sledding trip out at the edge of the ice, where we caught two walruses.


atuarpit

second-person singular interrogative present and past tense of atuarpoq.


atuarpa

third-person singular interrogative nonfuture of atuarpoq


atuarpisi

second-person plural interrogative present and past tense of atuarpoq.


atuarpat

third-person plural interrogative present and past tense of atuarpoq.


aaqqat

aaqqatit (plural)
aaqqat (absolutive singular)
aaqqatit (absolutive plural)
aaqqatip (ergative singular)
aaqqatit (ergative plural)
aaqqammut (allative singular)
aaqqatinut (allative plural)
aaqqammit (ablative singular)
aaqqatinit (ablative plural)
aaqqatikkut (prosecutive singular)
aaqqatitigut (plural prosecutive)
aaqqammi (locative singular)
aaqqatini (locative plural)
aaqqammik (instrumental singular)
aaqqatinik (instrumental plural)
aaqqatitut (equative singular)
aaqqatitut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *aiʁ- (“sleeve, mitten”), from Proto-Eskimo *alji- (“sleeve”). Compare aaq (“sleeve”).

Uniformi
Ukiumi siullermi atuartut atorfissaqartippaat:
1. Uliguat nalinginnaasut pingasut (qernertut)
2. Nasaq amitsukujooq nalinginnaasoq (qernertoq) ullukkut atugassaq.
3. Aaqqatit illugiit illersuutitallit (uumasorujuup amianik assigisaanilluunniit)
4. Uliguaq ukiorsiut (qernertoq, sølvinik qarsorsalik)
Eqqaamallugu ilinniartut tamarmik atiisa atortuinut mersuunneqarnissaat

Uniform
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags


aaffaq

aaffat (plural)
aaffaq (absolutive singular)
aaffat (absolutive plural)
aaffap (ergative singular)
aaffat (ergative plural)
aaffamut (allative singular)
aaffanut (allative plural)
aaffamit (ablative singular)
aaffanit (ablative plural)
aaffakkut (prosecutive singular)
aaffatigut (plural prosecutive)
aaffami (locative singular)
aaffani (locative plural)
aaffamik (instrumental singular)
aaffanik (instrumental plural)
aaffatut (equative singular)
aaffatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aavarpoq (“hunts caribou”).


aaffarmiippoq

From aaffaq (“reindeer hunting area”) + -miit (“is on/at/on”).


aagiak

aagiak (absolutive singular)
aagissat (absolutive plural)
aagissap (ergative singular)
aagissat (ergative plural)
aagissamut (allative singular)
aagissanut (allative plural)
aagissamit (ablative singular)
aagissanit (ablative plural)
aagissakkut (prosecutive singular)
aagissatigut (plural prosecutive)
aagissami (locative singular)
aagissani (locative plural)
aagissamik (instrumental singular)
aagissanik (instrumental plural)
aagissatut (equative singular)
aagisatut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *ạ(r)uɣ (“blood, clotted blood”), from Proto-Eskimo *aruɣ (“blood”). Compare aak (“blood”).


assaat

assaat (plural)
assaat (absolutive singular)
assaat (absolutive plural)
assaat (ergative singular)
assaat (ergative plural)
assannut (allative singular)
assannut (allative plural)
assannit (ablative singular)
assannit (ablative plural)
assatsigut (prosecutive singular)
assatsigut (plural prosecutive)
assanni (locative singular)
assanni (locative plural)
assannik (instrumental singular)
assannik (instrumental plural)
assattut (equative singular)
assattut (equative plural)


-mi

uanga (“I, me”) -> uangami (“what about me?”)

immaqa (“perhaps”) -> immaqami (“yes, maybe”)

but, however, yet, indeed, what about, yes


ĸ

(obsolete) The letter kra, superseded in 1973 by q.


oqarpoq

From Proto-Inuit *uqa- (“tongue, to speak, to say”), from Proto-Eskimo *uqa- (“tongue, to speak”). Compare oqaq (“tongue”), and oqaluppoq (“speaks, talks”).

Aappariit Dursleykkut qiiaammertarput eqqarsaatigileraangamikku eqqaamiutik qanoq oqassanersut Potterikkut pulaariataassagaluarpata. Ilaqutariit Dursleykkut ilisimavaat Potterikkut aamma erninnguaqartut taannali takusimanngisaannarpaat. Nukappiaraq aamma ilaqutariit taakku takorusuttannginnerannut pissutaaqataavoq tassami ajortorujussuussagaluarpoq Dudley nukappiaqqamik taamaattumik pinnguaqateqalissagaluarpat.

The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbours would say if the Potters arrived in the street. The Dursleys knew that the Potters had a small son, too, but they had never even seen him. This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that.


-lu

1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.
["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Nammineq tissassarluni inersinnaannginnerluni anisuualu qanoq ililluni anisassava?

1992, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit:

I wonder if he will be unable to stimulate himself to an orgasm, and how will the semen leave?


ateq

From Proto-Inuit *atǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *atǝʁ.

Aappariit erneeraqarput Dudleymik atilimmik. Aappariit isumaqarput ernertik silarsuarmi asseqanngitsoq.

2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:

The Dursleys had a small son called [with the name] Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.


anorersuaq

anorersuit (plural)
anorersuaq (absolutive singular)
anorersuit (absolutive plural)
anorersuup (ergative singular)
anorersuit (ergative plural)
anorersuarmut (allative singular)
anorersuarnut (allative plural)
anorersuarmit (ablative singular)
anorersuarnit (ablative plural)
anorersuakkut (prosecutive singular)
anorersuartigut (plural prosecutive)
anorersuarmi (locative singular)
anorersuarni (locative plural)
anorersuarmik (instrumental singular)
anorersuarnik (instrumental plural)
anorersuartut (equative singular)
anorersuartut (equative plural)


qaqugu

From Proto-Inuit *qaku(-ɣu) (“when [past], when [future], how many, how”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaku (“when [past], when [future], how many”). Compare qanoq (“how”), and qanga (“when [past]”).

when 􂀿past􂁀, when 􂀿future􂁀, how many, how

der

(interrogative) when (referring to future events)


qujanarsuaq

From qujanaq (“thank you”) + -suaq (“big”).


arabiamiutut

Danskit netimi aviisianni arabiamiutut oqaasilimmi Akhbar.dk-mi allaaserisakkut imamiusimasoq Ahmed Akkari allappoq, nammineq islamistit pisuusaartut Myhammedimik ajornartorsiorneq atorlugu imminnut qaffassartut qimanniarlugit Kalaallit Nunaannut nuussimalluni, fr.dk allappoq.

2008, Sermitsiaq, Akkarip imamit sakkortuumik isornartorsiorpai:

In a column in the Arabic-language Danish online newspaper Akhbar.dk, the former imam, Ahmed Akkari, writes that he has moved to Greenland to get away from what he calls hypocritical Islamists who use the Muhammad crisis to achieve status, writes dr.dk.


franskisut

Assersuutit qulaaniittut arlallit franskisuuniit oqaasersiaapput, ...

Several of the examples above are loanwords from French, ...


imerpoq

From Proto-Inuit *ǝmǝʁ- (“drink”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝmǝʁ- (“drink”), related to *ǝmǝʁ (“water”).


nerivoq

From Proto-Inuit *nǝʁi- (“to eat, table, feed”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝʁǝ(v)- (“to eat”).


aarlorussivoq

[ɑʶːɬ.ɬɔ.ʁʊs.sɪ.vɔq]

(intransitive) drinks from a bottle or flask


imerajuppoq

Probably from imerpoq (“drinks”) + -rajuk (“damned”).

(intransitive) drinks a lot of alcohol, is addicted to drinking


iminngerpoq

From imerpoq (“drinks”) + -nnger (“longs for, is crazy about”).


tiitorfik

tiitorfiit (plural)
tiitorfik (absolutive singular)
tiitorfiit (absolutive plural)
tiitorfiup (ergative singular)
tiitorfiit (ergative plural)
tiitorfimmut (allative singular)
tiitorfinnut (allative plural)
tiitorfimmit (ablative singular)
tiitorfinnit (ablative plural)
tiitorfikkut (prosecutive singular)
tiitorfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
tiitorfimmi (locative singular)
tiitorfinni (locative plural)
tiitorfimmik (instrumental singular)
tiitorfinnik (instrumental plural)
tiitorfittut (equative singular)
tiitorfittut (equative plural)


-vik

anniarpoq (“suffers”) -> anniarfik (“hell”)

qimaavoq (“escapes”) -> qimaaffik (“refuge”)

used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs


-vik

nuna (“country”) -> nunavik (“mainland, continent”)

kuulti (“gold”) -> kuultivik (“real gold”)


-giiaar

kl-suffix

-giiaar (n-v, truncative except after q and r)

sanileq (“neighbour”) -> sanileriiaarput (“they lie side by side, one lies next to the other”)

assi (“photograph”) -> assigiiaarput (“they are all identical”)

illuk (“one of two things”) -> illugiiaarput (“they are ordered in pairs”)

ila (“fellow, companion”) -> ilagiiaarput

(resulting verbs are plural-only) used to express a converse relation or mutuality when there are more than two sets of participants involved.


-giig

eqqiveqatigiipput

erneq (“son”) -> erneriipput (“they are father and son”)

used to express a converse relation or mutuality between two participants.


-kkuminar

atsak (“paternal aunt”) -> atsakkuminarpoq (“is a nice aunt to have”)

nuna (“land”) -> nunakkuminarpoq (“is a good land to live in”)

ila (“companion”) -> (qimmera) ilakkuminarpoq "(My dog) is a pleasure to be around"

illu (“house”) -> illukkuminarpoq (“is a good house to live in”)

used to express the quality of being good for something.


-kkuutaar

marluk (“two”) -> marlukkuutaarput (“are grouped in pairs”)

gruppi (“group”) -> gruppikkuutaarput (“are arranged in groups”)

qulikkuutaarisaaseq


anersaaq

anersaat (plural)
anersaaq (absolutive singular)
anersaat (absolutive plural)
anersaap (ergative singular)
anersaat (ergative plural)
anersaamut (allative singular)
anersaanut (allative plural)
anersaamit (ablative singular)
anersaanit (ablative plural)
anersaakkut (prosecutive singular)
anersaatigut (plural prosecutive)
anersaami (locative singular)
anersaani (locative plural)
anersaamik (instrumental singular)
anersaanik (instrumental plural)
anersaatut (equative singular)
anersaatut (equative plural)


timmivoq

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ- (“fly up, be flying”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”).


kommunistiussuseq

kommunistiussuseq (absolutive singular)
kommunistiussutsit (absolutive plural)
kommunistiussutsip (ergative singular)
kommunistiussutsit (ergative plural)
kommunistiussutsimut (allative singular)
kommunistiussutsinut (allative plural)
kommunistiussutsimit (ablative singular)
kommunistiussutsinit (ablative plural)
kommunistiussutsikkut (prosecutive singular)
kommunistiussutsitigut (plural prosecutive)
kommunistiussutsimi (locative singular)
kommunistiussutsini (locative plural)
kommunistiussutsimik (instrumental singular)
kommunistiussutsinik (instrumental plural)
kommunistiussutsitut (equative singular)
kommunistiussutsitut (equative plural)

kommunisti (“communist”) + -u (“is a”) + -ssuseq (“-ness”)


tupilak

tupilaat (plural)
tupilak (absolutive singular)
tupilaat (absolutive plural)
tupilaap (ergative singular)
tupilaat (ergative plural)
tupilammut (allative singular)
tupilannut (allative plural)
tupilammit (ablative singular)
tupilannit (ablative plural)
tupilakkut (prosecutive singular)
tupilatsigut (plural prosecutive)
tupilammi (locative singular)
tupilanni (locative plural)
tupilammik (instrumental singular)
tupilannik (instrumental plural)
tupilattut (equative singular)
tupilattut (equative plural)

Danish: tupilak

English: tupilak (possibly)

From Proto-Inuit *tupǝ-ɣi- (“be surprised at, demon”), from Proto-Eskimo *tupǝ-kǝ- (“be surprised, excited”). Compare tupigaa (“is surprised by him/her or it”), and tupigusuppoq (“is surprised”).


normu

normu (absolutive singular)
normut (absolutive plural)
normup (ergative singular)
normut (ergative plural)
normumut (allative singular)
normunut (allative plural)
normumit (ablative singular)
normunit (ablative plural)
normukkut (prosecutive singular)
normutigut (plural prosecutive)
normumi (locative singular)
normuni (locative plural)
normumik (instrumental singular)
normunik (instrumental plural)
normutut (equative singular)
normutut (equative plural)

Aappariit Dursleykkut Ligustervænget normu 4-meersut tulluusimaarutigaat inuttut nalinginnaalluinnartuunertik.

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.


Inatsisartut

inatsivoq + -tar + -toq in the plural absolutive/relative, thus "the ones who command".

the parliament of Greenland, short for the full official name Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut


qarsaaq

qarsaat (plural)
qarsaaq (absolutive singular)
qarsaat (absolutive plural)
qarsaap (ergative singular)
qarsaat (ergative plural)
qarsaamut (allative singular)
qarsaanut (allative plural)
qarsaamit (ablative singular)
qarsaanit (ablative plural)
qarsaakkut (prosecutive singular)
qarsaatigut (plural prosecutive)
qarsaami (locative singular)
qarsaani (locative plural)
qarsaamik (instrumental singular)
qarsaanik (instrumental plural)
qarsaatut (equative singular)
qarsaatut (equative plural)

Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata#Translingual


nalu

From Proto-Inuit *nalu- (“not knowing, unknown”), from Proto-Eskimo *naɫu- (“not knowing”). Compare naluvoq (“is ignorant, does not know”).


malik

mallit (plural)
malik (absolutive singular)
mallit (absolutive plural)
mallup (ergative singular)
mallit (ergative plural)
malimmut (allative singular)
malinnut (allative plural)
malimmit (ablative singular)
malinnit (ablative plural)
malikkut (prosecutive singular)
malitsigut (plural prosecutive)
malimmi (locative singular)
malinni (locative plural)
malimmik (instrumental singular)
malinnik (instrumental plural)
malittut (equative singular)
malittut (equative plural)

From Proto-Inuit *malǝɣ (“wave, rough sea”), from Proto-Eskimo *mal(i)- (“wave”). Compare mallerpoq (“the sea has risen”).


ta-

1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax. Taanna forkølelsessårinut atorneqarneq ajorpoq, ilaa?

I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question. This is ineffective against cold sores, right?

Prepends to demonstrative pronouns, making them refer to something previously mentioned.


-ersi

kl-suffix

-ersi (n-v, truncative, uses -v- as interfix)

putugu (“big toe”) -> putuguersivoq (“is freezing in her/his big toe”)


mittarfik

mittarfiit (plural)
mittarfik (absolutive singular)
mittarfiit (absolutive plural)
mittarfiup (ergative singular)
mittarfiit (ergative plural)
mittarfimmut (allative singular)
mittarfinnut (allative plural)
mittarfimmit (ablative singular)
mittarfinnit (ablative plural)
mittarfikkut (prosecutive singular)
mittarfitsigut (plural prosecutive)
mittarfimmi (locative singular)
mittarfinni (locative plural)
mittarfimmik (instrumental singular)
mittarfinnik (instrumental plural)
mittarfittut (equative singular)
mittarfittut (equative plural)

mippoq (“lands”) + -tar + -vik (“place”)


qaanni assattorpaa

(transitive) strikes her/his kayak in order to be heard


aapaalingiagaa

[aː.pəː.lɪ.ŋɪ.ə.ɣəː]

From aapavoq (“is raw”) and other affixes.

(transitive) to not like (something), because it is not boiled, or too raw


aqagu

From Proto-Inuit *aqaɣu (“tomorrow, or in a while”). Cognate with Inuinnaqtun aqagu (“tomorrow”).

inh

"Aqagu King's Crossiliartussaavunga Hogwartsimut ingerlaqqittussaagama."
Akkaa Vemon sorlummeqqippoq.
"Biiliussinnaavinga?

2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 112:

"Er - I need to be at King's Cross tomorrow to - to go to Hogwarts."
Uncle Vernon grunted again.
"Would it be all right if you gave me a lift?"


aliortorpoq

(intransitive) is surprised at an unexpected sight


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)


guutipilussiorneq

guutipilussiornerit (plural)
guutipilussiorneq (absolutive singular)
guutipilussiornerit (absolutive plural)
guutipilussiornerup (ergative singular)
guutipilussiornerit (ergative plural)
guutipilussiornermut (allative singular)
guutipilussiornernut (allative plural)
guutipilussiornermit (ablative singular)
guutipilussiornernit (ablative plural)
guutipilussiornikkut (prosecutive singular)
guutipilussiornertigut (plural prosecutive)
guutipilussiornermi (locative singular)
guutipilussiornerni (locative plural)
guutipilussiornermik (instrumental singular)
guutipilussiornernik (instrumental plural)
guutipilussiornertut (equative singular)
guutipilussiornertut (equative plural)


isissutissaq

isissutissat (plural)
isissutissaq (absolutive singular)
isissutissat (absolutive plural)
isissutissap (ergative singular)
isissutissat (ergative plural)
isissutissamut (allative singular)
isissutissanut (allative plural)
isissutissamit (ablative singular)
isissutissanit (ablative plural)
isissutissakkut (prosecutive singular)
isissutissatigut (plural prosecutive)
isissutissami (locative singular)
isissutissani (locative plural)
isissutissamik (instrumental singular)
isissutissanik (instrumental plural)
isissutissatut (equative singular)
isissutissatut (equative plural)