Nunavut

See also: nunavut

English

Nunavut is the Canadian territory that lies east of the Northwest Territories and north of Manitoba. Much of it is north of Ontario and Quebec too.
Nunavut's location in Canada

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/, /ˈnʊnəvʊt/, /ˈnʌnəvət/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. A territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.
    Synonym: Nunavut Territory

Derived terms

  • NU (abbreviation)

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnunɑʋut/, [ˈnunɑ̝ʋut̪]
  • Rhymes: -unɑʋut
  • Syllabification(key): Nu‧na‧vut

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. Nunavut (territory in far northern Canada)

Declension

Inflection of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Nunavut —
genitive Nunavutin —
partitive Nunavutia —
illative Nunavutiin —
singular plural
nominative Nunavut —
accusative nom. Nunavut —
gen. Nunavutin
genitive Nunavutin —
partitive Nunavutia —
inessive Nunavutissa —
elative Nunavutista —
illative Nunavutiin —
adessive Nunavutilla —
ablative Nunavutilta —
allative Nunavutille —
essive Nunavutina —
translative Nunavutiksi —
abessive Nunavutitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutini —
accusative nom. Nunavutini —
gen. Nunavutini
genitive Nunavutini —
partitive Nunavutiani —
inessive Nunavutissani —
elative Nunavutistani —
illative Nunavutiini —
adessive Nunavutillani —
ablative Nunavutiltani —
allative Nunavutilleni —
essive Nunavutinani —
translative Nunavutikseni —
abessive Nunavutittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutisi —
accusative nom. Nunavutisi —
gen. Nunavutisi
genitive Nunavutisi —
partitive Nunavutiasi —
inessive Nunavutissasi —
elative Nunavutistasi —
illative Nunavutiisi —
adessive Nunavutillasi —
ablative Nunavutiltasi —
allative Nunavutillesi —
essive Nunavutinasi —
translative Nunavutiksesi —
abessive Nunavutittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutimme —
accusative nom. Nunavutimme —
gen. Nunavutimme
genitive Nunavutimme —
partitive Nunavutiamme —
inessive Nunavutissamme —
elative Nunavutistamme —
illative Nunavutiimme —
adessive Nunavutillamme —
ablative Nunavutiltamme —
allative Nunavutillemme —
essive Nunavutinamme —
translative Nunavutiksemme —
abessive Nunavutittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutinne —
accusative nom. Nunavutinne —
gen. Nunavutinne
genitive Nunavutinne —
partitive Nunavutianne —
inessive Nunavutissanne —
elative Nunavutistanne —
illative Nunavutiinne —
adessive Nunavutillanne —
ablative Nunavutiltanne —
allative Nunavutillenne —
essive Nunavutinanne —
translative Nunavutiksenne —
abessive Nunavutittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nunavutinsa —
accusative nom. Nunavutinsa —
gen. Nunavutinsa
genitive Nunavutinsa —
partitive Nunavutiaan
Nunavutiansa
—
inessive Nunavutissaan
Nunavutissansa
—
elative Nunavutistaan
Nunavutistansa
—
illative Nunavutiinsa —
adessive Nunavutillaan
Nunavutillansa
—
ablative Nunavutiltaan
Nunavutiltansa
—
allative Nunavutilleen
Nunavutillensa
—
essive Nunavutinaan
Nunavutinansa
—
translative Nunavutikseen
Nunavutiksensa
—
abessive Nunavutittaan
Nunavutittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation

  • (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /nu.na.vut/, /ny.na.vyt/
  • (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA(key): /nu.na.vut/, /nu.na.vʊt/, /ny.na.vʏt/, /ny.na.vʏt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ut, -yt

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)

Inuktitut

Etymology

From nunavut.

Proper noun

Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Nunavut, from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)
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