igloo

English

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Alternative forms

• iglu

Etymology

From Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).

Noun

igloo (plural igloos)

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.

Translations

Inuit snow house

• Asturian: iglú (ast) m
• Catalan: iglú (ca) m
• Cree: ᐄᔅᒌᒣᐅᑲᒥᒄ (iischiimeukamikw)
• Czech: iglú (cs) n
• Dutch: iglo (nl) m
• Finnish: iglu (fi)
• French: igloo (fr) m, iglou (fr) m
• Galician: iglú (gl) m
• German: Iglu (de) m and n, Schneehaus (de) n, Schneehütte (de) f
• Hebrew: איגלו (he) (íglu) m

• Hungarian: iglu (hu)
• Icelandic: snjóhús (is) n
• Inuktitut: iglu
• Italian: iglù (it) m
• Ojibwe: mikwamiiwigamig
• Polish: igloo (pl) n, iglu (pl) n
• Portuguese: iglu (pt) m
• Russian: иглу (ru) (íglu) n
• Spanish: iglú (es) m
• Volapük: el iglu (vo), liglud (vo), nifadom läskiomik (vo), nifadom (vo)

See also

• quinzhee
• snow fort

Anagrams

• oligo

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French

Alternative forms

• iglou

Etymology

From English, from Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iglu/

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Noun

igloo m (plural igloos)

1. igloo

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Polish

Alternative forms

• iglu

Etymology

From English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iglu).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈiɡlu/ or /ˈiɡlɔ/

Noun

igloo n (indeclinable)

1. igloo