alleq

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *alɣi, from Proto-Eskimo *alɣǝ. Compare Inupiaq aahaaliq.

Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. long-tailed duck, oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)
Declension
Declension of alleq
singular plural
absolutive alleq alliit
ergative alliup alliit
allative allermut allernut
ablative allermit allernit
prosecutive allikkut allitigut
locative allermi allerni
instrumental allermik allernik
equative allertut allertut

Etymology 2

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Noun

alleq (plural allerit or alliit)

  1. the lower, the lowest part
  2. the lower lamp of an Eskimo house, made of fat
Declension
Declension of alleq
singular plural
absolutive alleq alliit
ergative alliup alliit
allative allermut allernut
ablative allermit allernit
prosecutive allikkut allitigut
locative allermi allerni
instrumental allermik allernik
equative allertut allertut

References
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