ersiut

Greenlandic

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “ersik means "shoulder" (according to the old Lorentzen dictionary - what is the correlation here?”

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /irsiut/, [ɜs.sɪ.ʊt]

Noun

ersiut

(phonetics) vowel
- 1998, Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, page 51:
  Soorlu assersuutini assigiinngitsuni takuneqarsinnaa soq qallunaat oqaasiini ersiutit sivitsu kkat taamaallaat taanerni sakkortusisani (sakkortusisaasinnaasuniluunniit) siumugassaapput; ...
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
declaration
proof

References

Oqaatsit, 3rd ed.