siulleq

Greenlandic
Greenlandic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ataaseq
    Ordinal: siulleq

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siuɬ.ɬɜq/

Numeral

siulleq

  1. (ordinal number) first

Noun

siulleq (plural siulliit)

  1. the first one
    • 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 19
      Aappersarissap siulliup aappaatalu akornanni avitsineqarsinnaasarpoq ...
      One may hyphenate between the first and the second consonant ...
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on winter's firm ice [on the water] ?

Declension
Declension of siulleq
singular plural
absolutive siulleq siulliit
ergative siulliup siulliit
allative siullermut siullernut
ablative siullermit siullernit
prosecutive siullikkut siullitigut
locative siullermi siullerni
instrumental siullermik siullernik
equative siullertut siullertut

Further reading
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