Sisimiut

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Greenlandic Sisimiut.

Proper noun

Sisimiut

  1. A city in Qeqqata, Greenland. Also known by its former Danish name Holsteinsborg.

Further reading

Greenlandic

Etymology

From sisi (“foxhole”) +‎ -miu (“an inhabitant of [noun]”) +‎ -t (“pluralizing suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /sisimiut/, [sɪ.sy.mɪ.ʊt]

Proper noun

Sisimiut

  1. a city in Qeqqata, Greenland. Known also by its Danish name Holsteinsborg.

References

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