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)
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
- (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.
- (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
Inuit snow house
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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
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ɡlu/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “igloo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiɡ.lu/, /ˈiɡ.lɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iɡlu, -iɡlɔ
- Syllabification: ig‧loo
Swedish
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of igloo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | igloo | igloon | igloor | igloorna |
Genitive | igloos | igloons | igloors | igloornas |
References
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