uummat

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uuma- (“alive, heart, animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋ-uma- (“alive, heart”). Cognates include Inuktitut ᐆᒻᒪᑎ (oommati) and Inupiaq uumman.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /uummat/, [uːm.mət]

Noun

uummat (plural uummatit)

  1. heart

Declension

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