English Explanatory Dictionary

Inuit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
noun
  1. plural of Inuk
name
  1. Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnjuːɪt/ /ˈɪnuːɪt/ /ˈɪnʊɪt/ /ˈɪnjuːɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Inuit.wav

Word forms

Inuit Inuits Innuit more Inuit most Inuit

Etymology

First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

Synonyms

Inuk Inuits Skraeling Inuktitut Innuitian Inuitian

Related words

Inukshuk Innu

Derived words

Inuitian Polar Inuit Canadian Inuit Dog Inuit Dog Inuitization Inuitize
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