naqinneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naqǝt- (“press, squeeze, feel”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńaq-rǝ- (“tighten, squeeze, press”). Compare naqippaa (“press, squeeze”), and naqiterivoq (“press, print”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naqinniq/, [nɑ.qɪn.nɜq]

Noun

naqinneq (plural naqinnerit)

1. (typography) letter
   • Oqaatsit, 3rd ed.

     Naqinneq angisooq atorneqartarpoq […] naggatip kingornagut […]

     Uppercase letter is used […] after full stop […]

2. seal (imprinted in sealing wax)

Declension

Declension of naqinneq

	singular	plural
absolutive	naqinneq	naqinnerit
ergative	naqinnerup	naqinnerit
allative	naqinnermut	naqinnernut
ablative	naqinnermit	naqinnernit
prosecutive	naqinnikkut	naqinnertigut
locative	naqinnermi	naqinnerni
instrumental	naqinnermik	naqinnernik
equative	naqinnertut	naqinnertut

References

• DAKA