Nunavut

See also: nunavut

English

Nunavut is the Canadian territory that lies east of the Northwest Territories and north of Manitoba. Much of it is north of Ontario and Quebec too.
Nunavut's location in Canada

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (our land)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (our country, Greenland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/, /ˈnʊnəvʊt/, /ˈnʌnəvət/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. A territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.
    Synonym: Nunavut Territory

Derived terms

  • NU (abbreviation)

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (our land).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnunɑʋut/, [ˈnunɑ̝ʋut̪]
  • Rhymes: -unɑʋut
  • Syllabification(key): Nu‧na‧vut

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. Nunavut (territory in far northern Canada)

Declension

Inflection of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Nunavut
genitive Nunavutin
partitive Nunavutia
illative Nunavutiin
singular plural
nominative Nunavut
accusative nom. Nunavut
gen. Nunavutin
genitive Nunavutin
partitive Nunavutia
inessive Nunavutissa
elative Nunavutista
illative Nunavutiin
adessive Nunavutilla
ablative Nunavutilta
allative Nunavutille
essive Nunavutina
translative Nunavutiksi
abessive Nunavutitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutini
accusative nom. Nunavutini
gen. Nunavutini
genitive Nunavutini
partitive Nunavutiani
inessive Nunavutissani
elative Nunavutistani
illative Nunavutiini
adessive Nunavutillani
ablative Nunavutiltani
allative Nunavutilleni
essive Nunavutinani
translative Nunavutikseni
abessive Nunavutittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutisi
accusative nom. Nunavutisi
gen. Nunavutisi
genitive Nunavutisi
partitive Nunavutiasi
inessive Nunavutissasi
elative Nunavutistasi
illative Nunavutiisi
adessive Nunavutillasi
ablative Nunavutiltasi
allative Nunavutillesi
essive Nunavutinasi
translative Nunavutiksesi
abessive Nunavutittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutimme
accusative nom. Nunavutimme
gen. Nunavutimme
genitive Nunavutimme
partitive Nunavutiamme
inessive Nunavutissamme
elative Nunavutistamme
illative Nunavutiimme
adessive Nunavutillamme
ablative Nunavutiltamme
allative Nunavutillemme
essive Nunavutinamme
translative Nunavutiksemme
abessive Nunavutittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutinne
accusative nom. Nunavutinne
gen. Nunavutinne
genitive Nunavutinne
partitive Nunavutianne
inessive Nunavutissanne
elative Nunavutistanne
illative Nunavutiinne
adessive Nunavutillanne
ablative Nunavutiltanne
allative Nunavutillenne
essive Nunavutinanne
translative Nunavutiksenne
abessive Nunavutittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutinsa
accusative nom. Nunavutinsa
gen. Nunavutinsa
genitive Nunavutinsa
partitive Nunavutiaan
Nunavutiansa
inessive Nunavutissaan
Nunavutissansa
elative Nunavutistaan
Nunavutistansa
illative Nunavutiinsa
adessive Nunavutillaan
Nunavutillansa
ablative Nunavutiltaan
Nunavutiltansa
allative Nunavutilleen
Nunavutillensa
essive Nunavutinaan
Nunavutinansa
translative Nunavutikseen
Nunavutiksensa
abessive Nunavutittaan
Nunavutittansa
instructive
comitative

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut nunavut (our land).

Pronunciation

  • (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /nu.na.vut/, /ny.na.vyt/
  • (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA(key): /nu.na.vut/, /nu.na.vʊt/, /ny.na.vʏt/, /ny.na.vʏt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ut, -yt

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)

Inuktitut

Etymology

From nunavut.

Proper noun

Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Nunavut, from Inuktitut nunavut (our land).

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)
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