aaveq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Cognates with Inupiaq aiviq, Yup'ik asveq, and Inuinnaqtun aiviq.

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aaviq/, [aːvɜq]

Noun

aaveq (plural aarrit or aarfit)

  1. walrus
    • 2017, T. J. Jørgensen, Sundhedstillæg‎, page 26:
      Siunissami atuisut namminneq isumagissavaat nannut, aarrit, puisit imaluunniit miluumasut allat neqaasa trineqannginnissaat. Taamaaliortoqassaaq neqip qeqqata minnerpaamik 75 gradinut uunnanneqarneratigut
      Going forward, it is up to consumers themselves to make sure that they do not get trichinella-infected meat from polar bears, walruses, seals or other predators. This can be done by heating the meat to a core temperature of at least 75 degrees.

Declension
Declension of aaveq
singular plural
absolutive aaveq aarrit
ergative aarrup aarrit
allative aavermut aavernut
ablative aavermit aavernit
prosecutive aavikkut aavertigut
locative aavermi aaverni
instrumental aavermik aavernik
equative aavertut aavertut

References
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