niviarsiaq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaraq (“girl”), and niviaq (“girl”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
niviarsiaq (plural niviarsissat)
- young, unmarried girl, miss
- nurse
- dwarf fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium); the national flower of Greenland
Declension[edit]
Declension of niviarsiaq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | niviarsiaq | niviarsissat |
| ergative | niviarsissap | niviarsissat |
| allative | niviarsissamut | niviarsissanut |
| ablative | niviarsissamit | niviarsissanit |
| prosecutive | niviarsissakkut | niviarsissatigut |
| locative | niviarsissami | niviarsissani |
| instrumental | niviarsissamik | niviarsissanik |
| equative | niviarsissatut | niviarsisatut |
References[edit]
- DAKA
- niviarsiaq in Katersat