inuit

See also: Inuit

Danish

Etymology

From Greenlandic inuit (“people”), plural of inuk (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [inuˈid̥]

Noun

inuit c (singular definite inuitten, plural indefinite inuitter)

1. Inuit

Inflection

Declension of inuit

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	inuit	inuitten	inuitter	inuitterne
genitive	inuits	inuittens	inuitters	inuitternes

Synonyms

• eskimo c

Derived terms

• inuitisk

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinui̯t/, [ˈinui̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -inuit
• Syllabification^(key): i‧nuit

Noun

inuit (nonstandard)

1. Alternative form of inuitti (“Inuit”).

Declension

Inflection of inuit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		inuit	inuitit
genitive		inuitin	inuitien
partitive		inuitia	inuiteja
illative		inuitiin	inuiteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		inuit	inuitit
accusative	nom.	inuit	inuitit
	gen.	inuitin
genitive		inuitin	inuitien
partitive		inuitia	inuiteja
inessive		inuitissa	inuiteissa
elative		inuitista	inuiteista
illative		inuitiin	inuiteihin
adessive		inuitilla	inuiteilla
ablative		inuitilta	inuiteilta
allative		inuitille	inuiteille
essive		inuitina	inuiteina
translative		inuitiksi	inuiteiksi
abessive		inuititta	inuiteitta
instructive		—	inuitein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of inuit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative inuitini inuitini accusative nom. inuitini inuitini gen. inuitini genitive inuitini inuitieni partitive inuitiani inuitejani inessive inuitissani inuiteissani elative inuitistani inuiteistani illative inuitiini inuiteihini adessive inuitillani inuiteillani ablative inuitiltani inuiteiltani allative inuitilleni inuiteilleni essive inuitinani inuiteinani translative inuitikseni inuiteikseni abessive inuitittani inuiteittani instructive — — comitative — inuiteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative inuitisi inuitisi accusative nom. inuitisi inuitisi gen. inuitisi genitive inuitisi inuitiesi partitive inuitiasi inuitejasi inessive inuitissasi inuiteissasi elative inuitistasi inuiteistasi illative inuitiisi inuiteihisi adessive inuitillasi inuiteillasi ablative inuitiltasi inuiteiltasi allative inuitillesi inuiteillesi essive inuitinasi inuiteinasi translative inuitiksesi inuiteiksesi abessive inuitittasi inuiteittasi instructive — — comitative — inuiteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative inuitimme inuitimme accusative nom. inuitimme inuitimme gen. inuitimme genitive inuitimme inuitiemme partitive inuitiamme inuitejamme inessive inuitissamme inuiteissamme elative inuitistamme inuiteistamme illative inuitiimme inuiteihimme adessive inuitillamme inuiteillamme ablative inuitiltamme inuiteiltamme allative inuitillemme inuiteillemme essive inuitinamme inuiteinamme translative inuitiksemme inuiteiksemme abessive inuitittamme inuiteittamme instructive — — comitative — inuiteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative inuitinne inuitinne accusative nom. inuitinne inuitinne gen. inuitinne genitive inuitinne inuitienne partitive inuitianne inuitejanne inessive inuitissanne inuiteissanne elative inuitistanne inuiteistanne illative inuitiinne inuiteihinne adessive inuitillanne inuiteillanne ablative inuitiltanne inuiteiltanne allative inuitillenne inuiteillenne essive inuitinanne inuiteinanne translative inuitiksenne inuiteiksenne abessive inuitittanne inuiteittanne instructive — — comitative — inuiteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative inuitinsa inuitinsa accusative nom. inuitinsa inuitinsa gen. inuitinsa genitive inuitinsa inuitiensa partitive inuitiaan inuitiansa inuitejaan inuitejansa inessive inuitissaan inuitissansa inuiteissaan inuiteissansa elative inuitistaan inuitistansa inuiteistaan inuiteistansa illative inuitiinsa inuiteihinsa adessive inuitillaan inuitillansa inuiteillaan inuiteillansa ablative inuitiltaan inuitiltansa inuiteiltaan inuiteiltansa allative inuitilleen inuitillensa inuiteilleen inuiteillensa essive inuitinaan inuitinansa inuiteinaan inuiteinansa translative inuitikseen inuitiksensa inuiteikseen inuiteiksensa abessive inuitittaan inuitittansa inuiteittaan inuiteittansa instructive — — comitative — inuiteineen inuiteinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nɥit/, /i.nwit/

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Adjective

inuit (invariable)
inuit (feminine inuite, masculine plural inuits, feminine plural inuites)

1. (relational) Inuit

Usage notes

• Variably inflected or left invariant in all forms; the official recommendation in Canada is to inflect it, and in France to leave it uninflected.

Derived terms

• inuitisation
• inuitiser

Related terms

• Inuit
• inuktitut

References

• Inuit/Inuk (Recommandation linguistique du Bureau de la traduction)

Greenlandic

Noun

inuit

1. plural of inuk

Related terms

• inuiaat

Inuktitut

Noun

inuit

1. plural of inuk

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nuˈit/, (careful style) /ˈi.nu.it/
• Rhymes: -it, (careful style) -inuit
• Hyphenation: i‧nu‧ìt, (careful style) ì‧nu‧it

Adjective

inuit (invariable)

1. Inuit

Noun

inuit m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Inuit

Noun

inuit m (uncountable)

1. Inuit language

See also

• eschimese

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈnuit/ [iˈnui̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -uit
• Syllabification: i‧nuit

Adjective

inuit (invariable)

1. Inuit

Noun

inuit m or f by sense (plural inuites)

1. Inuit

Noun

inuit m (uncountable)

1. Inuktitut (language)