igloo

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪɡluː/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡluː

Noun

igloo (plural igloos)

An igloo.
  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.
  3. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
    • 2011, Robert Hutchinson, Weapons of Mass Destruction:
      General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark sixes.
  4. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
    • 1978, Made in Mexico:
      Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]

Translations

See also
  • traditional Native American dwellings:
    • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
    • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
    • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
    • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
    • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
    • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
    • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
  • quinzhee
  • snow fort

Anagrams

French
un igloo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ɡlu/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

igloo m (plural igloos)

  1. igloo

Derived terms

Further reading

Polish
igloo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English igloo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiɡ.lu/, /ˈiɡ.lɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡlu, -iɡlɔ
  • Syllabification: ig‧loo

Noun

igloo n (indeclinable)

  1. igloo (dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow)

Further reading
  • igloo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • igloo in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

igloo c

  1. an igloo (snow shelter)

Declension
Declension of igloo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative igloo igloon igloor igloorna
Genitive igloos igloons igloors igloornas

References
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