eqaluk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok) and Inupiaq qalukpik.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /iqaluk/, [ɜ.qə.lʊk]

Noun

eqaluk (plural eqaluit)

1. sea trout
2. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Declension

Declension of eqaluk

case	singular	plural
absolutive	eqaluk	eqaluit
ergative	eqaluup
allative	eqalummut	eqalunnut
ablative	eqalummit	eqalunnit
prolative	eqalukkut	eqalutsigut
locative	eqalummi	eqalunni
instrumental	eqalummik	eqalunnik
equative	eqaluttut

Derived terms

• eqalugaq
• eqalugaasaq
• eqalussuaq

References

• eqaluk in Katersat