Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, the people), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, person), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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інуї́т (inujítm pers (genitive інуї́та, nominative plural інуї́ти, genitive plural інуї́тів, feminine інуї́тка, relational adjective інуї́тський)

  1. Inuit
    Synonym: (Eskimo) ескімо́с m (eskimós)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “інуїт”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “інуїт”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • інуїт”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)