aataaq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(u)taa (“harp seal”) from Proto-Eskimo *a(r)uta (“seal skin”). Cognate with Alutiiq aataak (“seal skin”), and Naukanski awátaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

aataaq (plural aataat)

  1. harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Declension

Declension of aataaq
singular plural
absolutive aataaq aataat
ergative aataap aataat
allative aataamut aataanut
ablative aataamit aataanit
prosecutive aataakkut aataatigut
locative aataami aataani
instrumental aataamik aataanik
equative aataatut aataatut

References

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