ukiaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • ukiaĸ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ukiu- (“winter, autumn, year, spend the winter”), from Proto-Eskimo *ukju(r) (“winter, autumn, year”). Compare ukioq (“winter, year”), and ukiivoq (“spends the winter”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ukiaq/, [u.kɪ.ɑq]

Noun

ukiaq (plural ukiat)

  1. autumn

Declension

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