igloo

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, house, building (of any kind)), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪɡluː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡluː

Noun[edit]

igloo (plural igloos)

An igloo.
  1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
  2. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
  3. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
    • 2011, Robert Hutchinson, Weapons of Mass Destruction:
      General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark sixes.
  4. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
    • 1978, Made in Mexico:
      Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is []

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

  • traditional Native American dwellings:
    • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
    • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
    • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
    • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
    • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
    • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
    • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
  • quinzhee
  • snow fort

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

un igloo

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

igloo m (plural igloos)

  1. igloo

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Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
igloo

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

igloo n (indeclinable)

  1. igloo (Inuit snow house)

Further reading[edit]

  • igloo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

igloo c

  1. an igloo (snow shelter)

Declension[edit]

Declension of igloo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative igloo igloon igloor igloorna
Genitive igloos igloons igloors igloornas

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