-livik

Greenlandic

Affix

-livik (n-n^?, truncative^?, fusioning^?)

a container or place for something.
e.g. Immulivik
Cream jug.

Usage notes

Sometimes becomes -asivik or -usivik after a and u, respectively.

Derived terms

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References

Vestgrønlandsk grammatik, p. 153, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 243. Atuagkat 2003.

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