erniaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Possibly related to erneq "son", from Proto-Eskimo *iʁni-ʁ. Compare ernivoq (“bears, lays eggs”) and ernineq (“animal that has given birth to young”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /irniaq/, [ɜn.nɪ.ɑq]

Noun

erniaq (plural erniat)

1. fry (young fish); brood

Declension

Declension of erniaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	erniaq	erniat
ergative	erniap	erniat
allative	erniamut	ernianut
ablative	erniamit	ernianit
prosecutive	erniakkut	erniatigut
locative	erniami	erniani
instrumental	erniamik	ernianik
equative	erniatut	erniatut