-vik

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

Suffix

-vik (v-n?, additive?)

  1. used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs
    anniarpoq (suffers) -> anniarfik (hell)
    qimaavoq (escapes) -> qimaaffik (refuge)
Usage notes

May become -ffik at a vowel base. (Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, 2003, Atugkat; p. 229)

Derived terms
Greenlandic terms suffixed with -vik (place)

References

Suffix

-vik (n-n?, additive?)

  1. real, genuine
    nuna (country) -> nunavik (mainland, continent)
    kuulti (gold) -> kuultivik (real gold)
Derived terms
Greenlandic terms suffixed with -vik (true)

References

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *-vik, from Proto-Eskimo *-vik. Compare Greenlandic -vik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-vik/

Suffix

-vik

  1. Used to denote the time or place of an action.

Derived terms

Yup'ik terms suffixed with -vik
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