anivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *anǝ- "go out". Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓂᔪᖅ (aniyoq) "leave, go out".

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /anivuq/, [a.nɪ.vɔq]

Verb

anivoq

1. (intransitive) goes out
   • 1992, Atuagagdliutit, Usuni kipigaa‎^[1]:

     Nammineq tissassarluni inersinnaannginnerluni anisuualu qanoq ililluni anisassava?

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

Antonyms

• iserpoq