nanuk

Czech

nanuk

Etymology

A genericized trademark from the pan-Eskimo-Aleut word for polar bear; compare modern cognates such as Inupiaq nanuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnanuk]

Noun

nanuk m inan (relational adjective nanukový)

1. ice cream bar on a stick, often chocolate coated

   Synonyms: ledňák, ledňáček

Declension

Declension of nanuk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	nanuk	nanuky
genitive	nanuku	nanuků
dative	nanuku	nanukům
accusative	nanuk	nanuky
vocative	nanuku	nanuky
locative	nanuku	nanucích
instrumental	nanukem	nanuky

Derived terms

nouns

• nanukáč

See also

• zmrzlina

Further reading

• “nanuk”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “nanuk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “nanuk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Inuktitut

Noun

nanuk

1. Latin spelling of ᓇᓄᒃ (nanok)