nerleq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *liʁli(ʁ) (“goose”), from Proto-Eskimo *lǝqlǝʁ (“goose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nirliq/, [nɜɬ.ɬɜq]

Noun

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nerleq

  1. goose
  2. white-fronted goose

Declension

Declension of nerleq
case singular plural
absolutive nerleq nerlerit
ergative nerlerup
allative nerlermut nerlernut
ablative nerlermit nerlernit
prolative nerlikkut nerlertigut
locative nerlermi nerlerni
instrumental nerlermik nerlernik
equative nerlertut

Derived terms

  • nerlernaq (“brent goose”)
  • nerleq angutiviaq (“gander”)
  • nerleq nujuartaq (“wild goose”)
  • nerleq piaraq (“gosling”)
  • nerleq siggukitsoq (“pink-footed goose”)
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