aaveq
Greenlandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Inuit *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Cognates with Inupiaq aiviq, Yup'ik asveq, and Inuinnaqtun aiviq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aaveq (plural aarrit or aarfit)
- walrus
- 2017, T. J. Jørgensen, Sundhedstillæg[1], page 26:
- Siunissami atuisut namminneq isumagissavaat nannut, aarrit, puisit imaluunniit miluumasut allat neqaasa trineqannginnissaat. Taamaaliortoqassaaq neqip qeqqata minnerpaamik 75 gradinut uunnanneqarneratigut
- Going forward, consumers are responsible for ensuring that meat from polar bears, walruses, seals or other mammals is free from trichinella. This can be achieved by cooking the meat to a core temperature of at least 75 degrees.
Declension
[edit]| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aaveq | aarrit |
| ergative | aarrup | |
| allative | aavermut | aavernut |
| ablative | aavermit | aavernit |
| prolative | aavikkut | aavertigut |
| locative | aavermi | aaverni |
| instrumental | aavermik | aavernik |
| equative | aavertut | |