# Nuuk
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nuuk. From Greenlandic Nuuk, a capitalization of Greenlandic nuuk (“cape”).

### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Nuuk
* The capital city of Greenland.
** 2025 March 8, Miranda Bryant, quoting Tom Dans, “‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis”, in The Observer‎, →ISSN:Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.”

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Unuk

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Proper noun

Nuuk
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

#### Synonyms

* Godthåb (less frequently)

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnuːk/

### Proper noun

Nuuk
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnuːk/, [ˈnuːk]
* Rhymes: -uːk
* Hyphenation: Nuuk

### Proper noun

Nuuk
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nuuk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nuukini
accusative
nom.
Nuukini
gen.
Nuukini
genitive
Nuukini
partitive
Nuukiani
inessive
Nuukissani
elative
Nuukistani
illative
Nuukiini
adessive
Nuukillani
ablative
Nuukiltani
allative
Nuukilleni
essive
Nuukinani
translative
Nuukikseni
abessive
Nuukittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nuukisi
accusative
nom.
Nuukisi
gen.
Nuukisi
genitive
Nuukisi
partitive
Nuukiasi
inessive
Nuukissasi
elative
Nuukistasi
illative
Nuukiisi
adessive
Nuukillasi
ablative
Nuukiltasi
allative
Nuukillesi
essive
Nuukinasi
translative
Nuukiksesi
abessive
Nuukittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nuukimme
accusative
nom.
Nuukimme
gen.
Nuukimme
genitive
Nuukimme
partitive
Nuukiamme
inessive
Nuukissamme
elative
Nuukistamme
illative
Nuukiimme
adessive
Nuukillamme
ablative
Nuukiltamme
allative
Nuukillemme
essive
Nuukinamme
translative
Nuukiksemme
abessive
Nuukittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nuukinne
accusative
nom.
Nuukinne
gen.
Nuukinne
genitive
Nuukinne
partitive
Nuukianne
inessive
Nuukissanne
elative
Nuukistanne
illative
Nuukiinne
adessive
Nuukillanne
ablative
Nuukiltanne
allative
Nuukillenne
essive
Nuukinanne
translative
Nuukiksenne
abessive
Nuukittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nuukinsa
accusative
nom.
Nuukinsa
gen.
Nuukinsa
genitive
Nuukinsa
partitive
Nuukiaan Nuukiansa
inessive
Nuukissaan Nuukissansa
elative
Nuukistaan Nuukistansa
illative
Nuukiinsa
adessive
Nuukillaan Nuukillansa
ablative
Nuukiltaan Nuukiltansa
allative
Nuukilleen Nuukillensa
essive
Nuukinaan Nuukinansa
translative
Nuukikseen Nuukiksensa
abessive
Nuukittaan Nuukittansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* kuun, nuku

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nuk/

### Proper noun

Nuuk m
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

## Greenlandic
### Alternative forms

* Nûk

### Etymology

Capitalization of nuuk (“cape”).

### Proper noun

Nuuk
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)

#### Descendants

* Danish: Nuuk
* English: Nuuk
* French: Nuuk

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish Nuuk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnuk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uk
* Syllabification: Nuuk
* Homophone: nóg

### Proper noun

Nuuk m inan (indeclinable, related adjective nukijski)
* Nuuk (the capital and largest city of Greenland)

#### Derived terms

* nukijczyk
* nukijka

### Further reading

* Nuuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Nuuk in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Proper noun

Nuuk
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)
    Synonym: Godthaab

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Greenlandic Nuuk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nuˈuk/ [nuˈuk]
* Rhymes: -uk
* Syllabification: Nu‧uk

### Proper noun

Nuuk ?
* Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)