qulleq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• ĸutdleĸ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qulliq/, [qʊɬ.ɬɜq]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

1. tear, teardrop

Declension

Declension of qulleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qulleq	qulliit
ergative	qulliup	qulliit
allative	qullermut	qullernut
ablative	qullermit	qullerniit
prosecutive	qullikkut	qullertigut
locative	qullermi	qullerni
instrumental	qullermik	qullernik
equative	qullertut	qullertut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

1. the uppermost one, the highest one

Declension

Declension of qulleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qulleq	qulliit
ergative	qulliup	qulliit
allative	qullermut	qullernut
ablative	qullermit	qullerniit
prosecutive	qullikkut	qullertigut
locative	qullermi	qullerni
instrumental	qullermik	qullernik
equative	qullertut	qullertut

Etymology 3

Generalised from sense 2, referring to the 'upper' lamp in an Inuit house, placed on a table (as opposed to smaller lamps on the floor).

Noun

qulleq (plural qulliit)

1. lamp

Declension

Declension of qulleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qulleq	qulliit
ergative	qulliup	qulliit
allative	qullermut	qullernut
ablative	qullermit	qullerniit
prosecutive	qullikkut	qullertigut
locative	qullermi	qullerni
instrumental	qullermik	qullernik
equative	qullertut	qullertut

Further reading

• DAKA
• qulleq in Katersat