sigguit

Greenlandic

Etymology

Plural of sigguk (“snout”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /siɡɡuit/, [sɪç.çʊ.ʷɪt]

Noun

sigguit

1. (plural only) mouth

   Synonym: qaneq

   • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit

     Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.

     ["Leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Declension

Declension of sigguit

	singular	plural
absolutive	—	sigguit
ergative	—	sigguit
allative	—	siggunnut
ablative	—	siggunnit
prosecutive	—	siggutigut
locative	—	siggunni
instrumental	—	siggunnik
equative	—	sigguttut

Further reading

• DAKA