wigwam

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Western Abenaki wigwôm or Eastern Abenaki (Penobscot) wigwom[1] (both meaning "house"), from Proto-Algonquian.

[edit] Noun

wigwam (plural wigwams)

  1. A Native American dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1918, Frank G. Speck, Newell Lion, Penobscot Transformer Tales, in the International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 1, number 3 (August 1918)

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English

[edit] Noun

wigwam m. inv.

  1. wigwam

[edit] Polish

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from English wigwam

[edit] Noun

wigwam m.

  1. wigwam

[edit] Declension

    declension of wigwam
singular plural
nominative wigwam wigwamy
genitive wigwamu wigwamów
dative wigwamowi wigwamom
accusative wigwam wigwamy
instrumental wigwamem wigwamami
locative wigwamie wigwamach
vocative wigwamie wigwamy

[edit] Usage notes

  • Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a teepee.

[edit] Potawatomi

[edit] Noun

wigwam

  1. house

[edit] References

  • (Can we date this quote?) Donald Perrot, Memejek Ebodewadmimyak: Mnokmek[1]:
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