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

Derived terms

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

References

Greenlandic

Noun

inuit

  1. plural of inuk

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/[1]
  • 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

References
  1. inuit in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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)
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