nimeriaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nimiʁia- (“water worm, snake, eel”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝmǝʁja- (“worm, snake, eel”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nimiriaq/, [ny.mɜ.ʁɪ.ɑq]

Noun

nimeriaq (plural nimerissat)

1. eel
2. American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

Declension

Declension of nimeriaq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	nimeriaq	nimerissat
ergative	nimerissap
allative	nimerissamut	nimerissanut
ablative	nimerissamit	nimerissanit
prolative	nimerissakkut	nimerissatigut
locative	nimerissami	nimerissani
instrumental	nimerissamik	nimerissanik
equative	nimerissatut	nimerisatut

Derived terms

• nimeriaq itisoormiu (“Kaup's arrowtooth eel”)