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qulleq

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Greenlandic

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).

Noun

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qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. tear, teardrop
Declension
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Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).

Noun

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qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. the uppermost one, the highest one
Declension
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Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Etymology 3

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Generalised from sense 2, referring to the 'upper' lamp in an Inuit house, placed on a table (as opposed to smaller lamps on the floor).

Noun

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qulleq (plural qulliit)

  1. lamp
Declension
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Declension of qulleq
singular plural
absolutive qulleq qulliit
ergative qulliup qulliit
allative qullermut qullernut
ablative qullermit qullerniit
prosecutive qullikkut qullertigut
locative qullermi qullerni
instrumental qullermik qullernik
equative qullertut qullertut

Further reading

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