orsoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *uqru- (“fat, blubber”). Cognates include Inupiaq uqsruq and Inuktitut ᐅᖅᓱᖅ (oqsoq).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ursuq/, [ɔs.sɔq]

Noun

orsoq (plural orsut)

1. blubber, fat
2. grease, oil
3. seal oil

Declension

Declension of orsoq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	orsoq	orsut
ergative	orsup
allative	orsumut	orsunut
ablative	orsumit	orsunit
prolative	orsukkut	orsutigut
locative	orsumi	orsuni
instrumental	orsumik	orsunik
equative	orsutut