iglu
English
Noun
- Archaic form of igloo.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡlu/ [i.ɣ̞lu]
- Rhymes: -iɡlu, -u
- Hyphenation: i‧glu
Noun
iglu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | iglu | iglua | igluak |
| ergative | igluk | igluak | igluek |
| dative | igluri | igluari | igluei |
| genitive | igluren | igluaren | igluen |
| comitative | iglurekin | igluarekin | igluekin |
| causative | iglurengatik | igluarengatik | igluengatik |
| benefactive | iglurentzat | igluarentzat | igluentzat |
| instrumental | igluz | igluaz | igluez |
| inessive | iglutan | igluan | igluetan |
| locative | iglutako | igluko | igluetako |
| allative | iglutara | iglura | igluetara |
| terminative | iglutaraino | igluraino | igluetaraino |
| directive | iglutarantz | iglurantz | igluetarantz |
| destinative | iglutarako | iglurako | igluetarako |
| ablative | iglutatik | iglutik | igluetatik |
| partitive | iglurik | — | — |
| prolative | iglutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “iglu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiɡlu/, [ˈiɡlu]
- Rhymes: -iɡlu
- Syllabification(key): ig‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): ig‧lu
Noun
iglu
Declension
| Inflection of iglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iglu | iglut | |
| genitive | iglun | iglujen | |
| partitive | iglua | igluja | |
| illative | igluun | igluihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | iglu | iglut | |
| accusative | nom. | iglu | iglut |
| gen. | iglun | ||
| genitive | iglun | iglujen | |
| partitive | iglua | igluja | |
| inessive | iglussa | igluissa | |
| elative | iglusta | igluista | |
| illative | igluun | igluihin | |
| adessive | iglulla | igluilla | |
| ablative | iglulta | igluilta | |
| allative | iglulle | igluille | |
| essive | igluna | igluina | |
| translative | igluksi | igluiksi | |
| abessive | iglutta | igluitta | |
| instructive | — | igluin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “iglu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Hungarian
Etymology
Internationalism via English igloo,[1][2] from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiɡlu]
- Hyphenation: ig‧lu
- Rhymes: -lu
Noun
iglu (plural igluk)
- igloo (a dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow)
- Synonym: hókunyhó
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iglu | igluk |
| accusative | iglut | iglukat |
| dative | iglunak | igluknak |
| instrumental | igluval | iglukkal |
| causal-final | igluért | iglukért |
| translative | igluvá | iglukká |
| terminative | igluig | iglukig |
| essive-formal | igluként | iglukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | igluban | iglukban |
| superessive | iglun | iglukon |
| adessive | iglunál | igluknál |
| illative | igluba | iglukba |
| sublative | iglura | iglukra |
| allative | igluhoz | iglukhoz |
| elative | igluból | iglukból |
| delative | igluról | iglukról |
| ablative | iglutól | igluktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
iglué | igluké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
igluéi | iglukéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | iglum | igluim |
| 2nd person sing. | iglud | igluid |
| 3rd person sing. | igluja | iglui |
| 1st person plural | iglunk | igluink |
| 2nd person plural | iglutok | igluitok |
| 3rd person plural | iglujuk | igluik |
References
- ^ iglu Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)
- ^ iglu in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Inuktitut
Noun
iglu (dual igluuk, plural iglut)
- Latin spelling of ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)
Inupiaq
Noun
iglu (dual igluk, plural iglut)
- house (North Slope)
- Igluga Utqiaġviŋmi ittuq.
- My house is in Utqiaġvik.
- beaver dam (Malimiut, Seward Peninsula)
- Qiñiqtugut iglunik.
- We saw a beaver dam.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡlu/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iɡlu
- Syllabification: i‧glu
Noun
iglu n (indeclinable)
- alternative form of igloo
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English igloo,[1] from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu. Compare Greenlandic illu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɡlu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡlu/ [iˈɣlu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: i‧glu
Noun
iglu m (plural iglus)
- igloo (Inuit snow house)
References
- ^ “iglu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
iglu n (plural igluuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | iglu | iglul | igluuri | igluurile | |
| genitive-dative | iglu | iglului | igluuri | igluurilor | |
| vocative | iglule | igluurilor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).
Noun
ȉglu m inan (Cyrillic spelling и̏глу)
- igloo (snow house)
Further reading
- “iglu”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
iglu (Cyrillic spelling иглу)
- accusative singular of igla