igutsak

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *iɣuv- (“suck, sting, bumblebee”). Compare iguut (“sting”), and iguutilik (“wasp”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /iɡutsak/, [i.ɣʊt.t͡sək]

Noun

igutsak (plural igutsaat)

1. bee, bumblebee

Declension

Declension of igutsak

case	singular	plural
absolutive	igutsak	igutsaat
ergative	igutsaap
allative	igutsammut	igutsannut
ablative	igutsammit	igutsannit
prolative	igutsakkut	igutsatsigut
locative	igutsammi	igutsanni
instrumental	igutsammik	igutsannik
equative	igutsattut

Derived terms

• issittup igutsassua

References

• igutsak in Katersat