-vik

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

Affix

-vik (v-n^?, additive^?)

used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs
anniarpoq (“suffers”) -> anniarfik (“hell”)

qimaavoq (“escapes”) -> qimaaffik (“refuge”)

Usage notes

May become -ffik at a vowel base. (Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, 2003, Atugkat; p. 229)

Derived terms

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Related terms

livik/sivik

References

Vestgrønlandsk grammatik, p. 150, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014 (nominalizing)

Etymology 2

Affix

-vik (n-n^?, additive^?)

real, genuine
nuna (“country”) -> nunavik (“mainland, continent”)

kuulti (“gold”) -> kuultivik (“real gold”)

Derived terms

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References

Vestgrønlandsk grammatik, p. 160, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014 (nominal)

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