paaq

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

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Noun

paaq (plural paat)

  1. red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Declension
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *paa (“opening, entrance, mouth”), from Proto-Eskimo *parǝ (“opening, hole, entrance”).

Noun

paaq (plural paat)

  1. hallway, entrance hall
  2. mouth, opening, entrance
Declension
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut

Etymology 3

From Proto-Inuit *pau-la (“soot, smoke”), from Proto-Eskimo *paɣu-la (“soot, ashes, dirt”).

Noun

paaq (plural paat)

  1. soot
Declension
Declension of paaq
singular plural
absolutive paaq paat
ergative paap paat
allative paamut paanut
ablative paamit paanit
prosecutive paakkut paatigut
locative paami paani
instrumental paamik paanik
equative paatut paatut
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