umik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umǝɣ (“beard, moss, shave”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋvaɣ (“beard, moustache”). Compare ummiarpoq (“shaves”), and ummiarpaa (“shaves”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /umik/, [u.mɪk]

Noun

umik (plural umiit)

1. beard
2. beard (of an animal, e.g. reindeer)
3. whiskers (of cats, seals, etc.)

Declension

Declension of umik

case	singular	plural
absolutive	umik	umiit
ergative	umiup
allative	umimmut	uminnut
ablative	umimmit	uminnit
prolative	umikkut	umitsigut
locative	umimmi	uminni
instrumental	umimmik	uminnik
equative	umittut

Inuktitut

Noun

umik

1. Latin spelling of ᐅᒥᒃ (omik)