aappilattoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) "aap (auk, aug, aak)" in Eskimo-Aleut meaning "blood, bleed" + "pilattoq (pilagtoq)" meaning "-ish thing or place", to form "aappilattoq (reddish (place or thing), edible red sea-weed),[1] [2]

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aappilattuq/, [aːp.pɪ.lət.tɔq]

Noun

aappilattoq (plural aapilattut)

  1. a red, edible seaweed, specifically dulse (Palmaria palmata)

Declension
Declension of aappilattoq
singular plural
absolutive aappilattoq aappilattut
ergative aappilattup aappilattut
allative aappilattumut aappilattunut
ablative aappilattumit aappilattunit
prosecutive aappilattukkut aappilattutigut
locative aappilattumi aappilattuni
instrumental aappilattumik aappilattunik
equative aappilattutut aappilattutut

See also
  • Aappilattoq (frequently occurring place name)

References

References
  1. https://inupiaqonline.com/auk(-)%C2%B9
  2. https://ordbog.gl/?st=aappilattoq&df=on#results
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