naqinneq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naqǝt- (“press, squeeze, feel”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńaq-rǝ- (“tighten, squeeze, press”). Compare naqippaa (“press, squeeze”), and naqiterivoq (“press, print”).

Pronunciation

Noun

naqinneq (plural naqinnerit)

  1. (typography) letter
  2. seal (imprinted in sealing wax)

Declension

Declension of naqinneq
singular plural
absolutive naqinneq naqinnerit
ergative naqinnerup naqinnerit
allative naqinnermut naqinnernut
ablative naqinnermit naqinnernit
prosecutive naqinnikkut naqinnertigut
locative naqinnermi naqinnerni
instrumental naqinnermik naqinnernik
equative naqinnertut naqinnertut

References

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