qarsoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaʁru-Г (“arrow, bullet”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaʁru (“arrow, bullet”). Compare Sirenik qarceẋ, Inuktitut qarjuk and Yup'ik qeruq.

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qarsuq/, [qəs.sɔq]

Noun

qarsoq (plural qarsut)

arrow

Declension

Declension of qarsoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qarsoq	qarsut
ergative	qarsup	qarsut
allative	qarsumut	qarsunut
ablative	qarsumit	qarsunit
prosecutive	qarsukkut	qarsutigut
locative	qarsumi	qarsuni
instrumental	qarsumik	qarsunik
equative	qarsutut	qarsutut

Derived terms

qarsuliorpoq (“to make an arrow”)
qarsulivik (“quiver”)

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