miluumasoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From miluppoq (“suckles”) +‎ -toq (“intransitive participle”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /miluumasuq/, [mɪ.lʊː.mə.sɔq]

Noun

miluumasoq (plural miluumasut)

1. mammal
   • 1986 August 13, “Ukiumi siullermi misissuisimanermi paasisaqartoqanngilaq”, in Atuagagdliutit:

     Avannarpariartornermi imaani uumasut miluumasut aatsitassanik oqimaatsunik akoqarnerujartorput.

     As one goes further north in the sea, mammals ("contain more", I guess) heavy metals.

Declension

Declension of miluumasoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	miluumasoq	miluumasut
ergative	miluumasup	miluumasut
allative	miluumasumut	miluumasunut
ablative	miluumasumit	miluumasunit
prosecutive	miluumasukkut	miluumasutigut
locative	miluumasumi	miluumasuni
instrumental	miluumasumik	miluumasunik
equative	miluumasutut	miluumasutut

Further reading

• DAKA