qulleq
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
- ĸutdleĸ (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [quɬ.ɬɜq]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- tear, teardrop
Declension
Declension of qulleq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | qulleq | qulliit |
| ergative | qulliup | qulliit |
| allative | qullermut | qullernut |
| ablative | qullermit | qullerniit |
| prosecutive | qullikkut | qullerniit |
| locative | qullermi | qullerni |
| instrumental | qullermik | qullernik |
| equative | qullertut | qullertut |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- the uppermost one, the highest one
Declension
Declension of qulleq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | qulleq | qulliit |
| ergative | qulliup | qulliit |
| allative | qullermut | qullernut |
| ablative | qullermit | qullerniit |
| prosecutive | qullikkut | qullerniit |
| locative | qullermi | qullerni |
| instrumental | qullermik | qullernik |
| equative | qullertut | qullertut |
Etymology 3
Generalised from sense 2, referring to the 'upper' lamp in an Inuit house, placed on a table (as opposed to smaller lamps on the floor).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- lamp
Declension
Declension of qulleq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | qulleq | qulliit |
| ergative | qulliup | qulliit |
| allative | qullermut | qullernut |
| ablative | qullermit | qullerniit |
| prosecutive | qullikkut | qullerniit |
| locative | qullermi | qullerni |
| instrumental | qullermik | qullernik |
| equative | qullertut | qullertut |
Further reading
- DAKA
- qulleq in Katersat