igalaaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝɣalǝʁ (“window, skylight”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝ(l)ɣalǝ(Г) (“smoke hole, window, skylight”).

Noun

igalaaq (plural igalaat)

  1. window
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:
      Taakku arlaannaataluunniit uppissuaq kajortoq igalaakkut isaqqialalluni sarsuttoq takunngilaat.
      None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window.

Declension

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