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-vik
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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
v-n add
used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs
kl anniarpoq suffers -> kl anniarfik hell
kl qimaavoq escapes -> kl qimaaffik refuge
Usage notes
May become -ffik at a vowel base. (Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, 2003, Atugkat; p. 229)
Derived terms
kl -vik (place)
Related terms
kl -livik
References
150 (nominalizing)
Etymology 2
Suffix
n-n add
real, genuine
kl nuna country -> kl nunavik mainland, continent
kl kuulti gold -> kl kuultivik real gold
Derived terms
kl -vik (true)
References
160 (nominal)
Yup'ik
Etymology
From esu ypk-pro *-vik, from esu esx-esk-pro *-vik. Compare kl -vik.
Pronunciation
esu /-vik/
Suffix
esu suffix
Used to denote the time or place of an action.
Derived terms
esu