timmiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋmi(r)a- (“bird, small bird”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝʁmira- (“bird, goose”). The literal translation is 'the one that flies'.

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /timmiaq/, [t͡sym.mɪ.ɑq]

Noun

timmiaq (plural timmissat)

  1. bird
  2. birdskin jacket

Declension
Declension of timmiaq
singular plural
absolutive timmiaq timmissat
ergative timmissap timmissat
allative timmissamut timmissanut
ablative timmissamit timmissanit
prosecutive timmissakkut timmissatigut
locative timmissami timmissani
instrumental timmissamik timmissanik
equative timmissatut timmisatut
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