nunataq

English

Noun

nunataq (plural nunataqs)

  1. Alternative form of nunatak.

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • nunataĸ (superseded)

Etymology

nuna +‎ -taq

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nunataq/, [nʉ.nə.tɑq]

Noun

nunataq (plural nunatat)

  1. nunatak, an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within (or at the edge of) an ice field or glacier.

Declension

Declension of nunataq
case singular plural
absolutive nunataq nunatat
ergative nunatap
allative nunatamut nunatanut
ablative nunatamit nunatanit
prolative nunatakkut nunatatigut
locative nunatami nunatani
instrumental nunatamik nunatanik
equative nunatatut

Descendants

  • English: nunatak