timmiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋmi(r)a- (“bird, small bird”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝʁmira- (“bird, goose”). The literal translation is 'the one that flies'.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /timmiaq/, [t͡sym.mɪ.ɑq]

Noun

timmiaq (plural timmissat)

1. bird
2. birdskin jacket

Declension

Declension of timmiaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	timmiaq	timmissat
ergative	timmissap	timmissat
allative	timmissamut	timmissanut
ablative	timmissamit	timmissanit
prosecutive	timmissakkut	timmissatigut
locative	timmissami	timmissani
instrumental	timmissamik	timmissanik
equative	timmissatut	timmisatut