Danish
Etymology
From Greenlandic inuit (“people”), plural of inuk (“person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
inuit c (singular definite inuitten, plural indefinite inuitter)
- Inuit
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinui̯t/, [ˈinui̯t̪]
- Rhymes: -inuit
- Syllabification(key): i‧nuit
- Hyphenation(key): inuit
Noun
inuit (nonstandard)
- alternative form of inuitti (“Inuit”)
Declension
| Inflection of inuit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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inuit
|
inuitit
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| genitive
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inuitin
|
inuitien
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| partitive
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inuitia
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inuiteja
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| illative
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inuitiin
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inuiteihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inuit
|
inuitit
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| accusative
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nom.
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inuit
|
inuitit
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| gen.
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inuitin
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| genitive
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inuitin
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inuitien
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| partitive
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inuitia
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inuiteja
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| inessive
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inuitissa
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inuiteissa
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| elative
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inuitista
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inuiteista
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| illative
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inuitiin
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inuiteihin
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| adessive
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inuitilla
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inuiteilla
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| ablative
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inuitilta
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inuiteilta
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| allative
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inuitille
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inuiteille
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| essive
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inuitina
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inuiteina
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| translative
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inuitiksi
|
inuiteiksi
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| abessive
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inuititta
|
inuiteitta
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| instructive
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—
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inuitein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inuitini
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inuitini
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| accusative
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nom.
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inuitini
|
inuitini
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| gen.
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inuitini
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| genitive
|
inuitini
|
inuitieni
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| partitive
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inuitiani
|
inuitejani
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| inessive
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inuitissani
|
inuiteissani
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| elative
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inuitistani
|
inuiteistani
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| illative
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inuitiini
|
inuiteihini
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| adessive
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inuitillani
|
inuiteillani
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| ablative
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inuitiltani
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inuiteiltani
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| allative
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inuitilleni
|
inuiteilleni
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| essive
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inuitinani
|
inuiteinani
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| translative
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inuitikseni
|
inuiteikseni
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| abessive
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inuitittani
|
inuiteittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
inuiteineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inuitisi
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inuitisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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inuitisi
|
inuitisi
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| gen.
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inuitisi
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| genitive
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inuitisi
|
inuitiesi
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| partitive
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inuitiasi
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inuitejasi
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| inessive
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inuitissasi
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inuiteissasi
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| elative
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inuitistasi
|
inuiteistasi
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| illative
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inuitiisi
|
inuiteihisi
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| adessive
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inuitillasi
|
inuiteillasi
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| ablative
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inuitiltasi
|
inuiteiltasi
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| allative
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inuitillesi
|
inuiteillesi
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| essive
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inuitinasi
|
inuiteinasi
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| translative
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inuitiksesi
|
inuiteiksesi
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| abessive
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inuitittasi
|
inuiteittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
inuiteinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inuitimme
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inuitimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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inuitimme
|
inuitimme
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| gen.
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inuitimme
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| genitive
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inuitimme
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inuitiemme
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| partitive
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inuitiamme
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inuitejamme
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| inessive
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inuitissamme
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inuiteissamme
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| elative
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inuitistamme
|
inuiteistamme
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| illative
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inuitiimme
|
inuiteihimme
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| adessive
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inuitillamme
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inuiteillamme
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| ablative
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inuitiltamme
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inuiteiltamme
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| allative
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inuitillemme
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inuiteillemme
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| essive
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inuitinamme
|
inuiteinamme
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| translative
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inuitiksemme
|
inuiteiksemme
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| abessive
|
inuitittamme
|
inuiteittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inuiteinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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inuitinne
|
inuitinne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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inuitinne
|
inuitinne
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| gen.
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inuitinne
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| genitive
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inuitinne
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inuitienne
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| partitive
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inuitianne
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inuitejanne
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| inessive
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inuitissanne
|
inuiteissanne
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| elative
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inuitistanne
|
inuiteistanne
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| illative
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inuitiinne
|
inuiteihinne
|
| adessive
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inuitillanne
|
inuiteillanne
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| ablative
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inuitiltanne
|
inuiteiltanne
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| allative
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inuitillenne
|
inuiteillenne
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| essive
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inuitinanne
|
inuiteinanne
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| translative
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inuitiksenne
|
inuiteiksenne
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| abessive
|
inuitittanne
|
inuiteittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inuiteinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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inuitinsa
|
inuitinsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
inuitinsa
|
inuitinsa
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| gen.
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inuitinsa
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| genitive
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inuitinsa
|
inuitiensa
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| partitive
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inuitiaan
inuitiansa
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inuitejaan
inuitejansa
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| inessive
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inuitissaan
inuitissansa
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inuiteissaan
inuiteissansa
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| elative
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inuitistaan
inuitistansa
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inuiteistaan
inuiteistansa
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| illative
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inuitiinsa
|
inuiteihinsa
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| adessive
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inuitillaan
inuitillansa
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inuiteillaan
inuiteillansa
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| ablative
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inuitiltaan
inuitiltansa
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inuiteiltaan
inuiteiltansa
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| allative
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inuitilleen
inuitillensa
|
inuiteilleen
inuiteillensa
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| essive
|
inuitinaan
inuitinansa
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inuiteinaan
inuiteinansa
|
| translative
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inuitikseen
inuitiksensa
|
inuiteikseen
inuiteiksensa
|
| abessive
|
inuitittaan
inuitittansa
|
inuiteittaan
inuiteittansa
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
inuiteineen
inuiteinensa
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.nɥit/; /i.nwit/
Adjective
inuit (invariable)
inuit (feminine inuite, masculine plural inuits, feminine plural inuites)
- (relational) Inuit
Usage notes
- Variably inflected or left invariant in all forms; the official recommendation in Canada is to inflect it, and in France to leave it uninflected.
Derived terms
References
Greenlandic
Noun
inuit
- plural of inuk
Inuktitut
Noun
inuit
- Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.nuˈit/, (careful style) /ˈi.nu.it/[1]
- Rhymes: -it, (careful style) -inuit
- Hyphenation: i‧nu‧ìt, (careful style) ì‧nu‧it
Adjective
inuit (invariable)
- Inuit
Noun
inuit m or f by sense (invariable)
- Inuit
Noun
inuit m (uncountable)
- Inuit language
See also
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈnuit/ [iˈnui̯t̪]
- Rhymes: -uit
- Syllabification: i‧nuit
Adjective
inuit (invariable)
- Inuit
Noun
inuit m or f by sense (plural inuites)
- Inuit
Noun
inuit m (uncountable)
- Inuktitut (language)