ivik

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.vik/

Noun

ivik (plural iviit)

  1. hagfish
  2. Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Declension
Declension of ivik
singular plural
absolutive ivik iviit
ergative iviup iviit
allative ivimmut ivinnut
ablative ivimmit ivinnit
prosecutive ivikkut ivitsigut
locative ivimmi ivinni
instrumental ivimmik ivinnik
equative ivittut ivittut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”). Compare ivigaq (“grass”).

Noun

ivik (plural iviit)

  1. grass, straw
Declension
Declension of ivik
singular plural
absolutive ivik iviit
ergative iviup iviit
allative ivimmut ivinnut
ablative ivimmit ivinnit
prosecutive ivikkut ivitsigut
locative ivimmi ivinni
instrumental ivimmik ivinnik
equative ivittut ivittut

References
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