iigarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *iiɣa-ʁ- (“lean against, slanting, sloping”), from Proto-Eskimo *ijɣǝ- (“lurch, lean against”). Compare iigaq (“wall”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /iiɡarpuq/, [iː.ɣɑp.pɔq]

Verb

iigarpoq

1. (intransitive) leans, inclines
2. (intransitive) calves, breaks off (of an iceberg, ice sheet etc.)