kunngi

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish konge.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kuŋŋi/, [kʊŋ.ŋɪ]

Noun

kunngi (plural kunngit)

1. king

Declension

Declension of kunngi

case	singular	plural
absolutive	kunngi	kunngit
ergative	kunngip
allative	kunngimut	kunnginut
ablative	kunngimit	kunnginit
prolative	kunngikkut	kunngitigut
locative	kunngimi	kunngini
instrumental	kunngimik	kunnginik
equative	kunngitut

Derived terms

• kunngikkormiu (“royal (person)”)
• kunngikkormiut (“royal family”), Kunngikkormiut (“Royal Family, particularly the Danish Royal Family”)
• kunngip pania (“princess”)
• kunngissaq (“crown prince”)
• kunngiuffik (“kingdom”), kunngeqarfik (“kingdom”)