niviarsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaraq (“girl”), and niviaq (“girl”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /niviarsiaq/, [nɪ.vɪ.əs.sɪ.ɑq]

Noun

niviarsiaq (plural niviarsissat)

  1. young, unmarried girl, miss
  2. nurse
  3. dwarf fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium); the national flower of Greenland

Declension
Declension of niviarsiaq
singular plural
absolutive niviarsiaq niviarsissat
ergative niviarsissap niviarsissat
allative niviarsissamut niviarsissanut
ablative niviarsissamit niviarsissanit
prosecutive niviarsissakkut niviarsissatigut
locative niviarsissami niviarsissani
instrumental niviarsissamik niviarsissanik
equative niviarsissatut niviarsisatut

References
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