umiaq

English

Noun

umiaq (plural umiaqs)

  1. Alternative spelling of umiak

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umia- (“large skin-boat, owner of big boat”), from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a- (“large skin-boat”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /umiaq/, [u.mɪ.ɑq]

Noun

umiaq (plural umiat)

  1. a woman's boat

Declension
Declension of umiaq
singular plural
absolutive umiaq umiat
ergative umiap umiat
allative umiamut umianut
ablative umiamit umianit
prosecutive umiakkut umiatigut
locative umiami umiani
instrumental umiamik umianik
equative umiatut umiatut

Descendants
  • → Danish: umiak
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