Sioux
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sioux pl (plural only)
- Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tribes
Proper noun[edit]
Sioux
- A member of the Sioux tribe.
Translations[edit]
member of the Sioux tribe
Proper noun[edit]
Sioux
- The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.
Translations[edit]
language group
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Assiniboine, asb
- Ethnologue entry for Dakota, dak
- Ethnologue entry for Lakota, lkt
- Ethnologue entry for Stoney, sto
Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sioux m anim
- Sioux (member of Sioux tribes)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Sioux in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of Nadouessioux.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sioux m or f (plural Sioux)
Further reading[edit]
- “Sioux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sioux m or f (strong, genitive Sioux, plural Sioux)
- member of the Sioux
- 1873, “Erinnerungen aus dem Indianeraufstand in Minnesota”, in Die Gartenlaube:
- Diejenigen Indianerstämme, welche zur Zeit der hier erzählten Ereignisse den südwestlichen Theil Minnesotas bewohnten, gehörten sämmtlich dem großen, kriegerischen Stamme der Sioux oder Dacotas an.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sioux [masculine // feminine, strong]
Hypernyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Sioux” in Duden online
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