niulu

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niu (“leg, root”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu (“leg”). Compare niu (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /niulu/, [nɪ.ʊ.lʊ]

Noun

niulu (plural niulut)

1. leg or foot of an object (table, chair etc.)
2. root (of a plant

Declension

Declension of niulu

	singular	plural
absolutive	niulu	niulut
ergative	niulup	niulut
allative	niulumut	niulunut
ablative	niulumit	niulunit
prosecutive	niulukkut	niulutigut
locative	niulumi	niuluni
instrumental	niulumik	niulunik
equative	niulutut	niulutut