qitsuk

== Greenlandic == === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qitsuk/, [qɪt.t͡sʊk] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Inuit *qiccuɣ- (“to scratch”). Compare qitsuppaa (“scratches it”). Possibly influenced by Danish kat (“cat”). ==== Noun ==== qitsuk (plural qitsuit) cat ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Inuit *qikcuɣ (“dead flesh below nail”), from Proto-Eskimo *qiŋcuɣ (“bruised or broken nail”). ==== Noun ==== qitsuk (plural qitsuit) dead flesh (below a nail, or wound) ===== Declension ===== === References === qitsuk in Katersat “qitsuk“ in iserasuaat.gl