aleqaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạlǝ̈qa, from Proto-Eskimo *aleqa.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aliqaq/, [a.lɜ.qɑq]

Noun

aleqaq (plural aleqat)

1. older sister (mostly of a male)

Declension

Declension of aleqaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aleqaq	aleqat
ergative	aleqap	aleqat
allative	aleqamut	aleqanut
ablative	aleqamit	aleqanit
prosecutive	aleqakkut	aleqatigut
locative	aleqami	aleqani
instrumental	aleqamik	aleqanik
equative	aleqatut	aleqatut

Synonyms

• aleqa
• aaqaaq, aaqaq

References

• oqaasileriffik.gl