Nunavut

See also: nunavut

English

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Nunavut

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Nunavut

2. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

   Synonym: Nunavut Territory

   • 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 60:

     All of the houses in Nunavut must be built on stilts because the permafrost makes it impossible to sink foundations.

Derived terms

• NU (abbreviation)

Related terms

• Nunavummiuq
• Nunavummiut

Translations

territory in northern Canada

Amharic: ኑናቩት (nunavut) Arabic: نُونَافُوت m (nunafūt) Armenian: Նունավուտ (Nunavut) Azerbaijani: Nunavut Bengali: নুনাভুট (nunabhuṭ) Bulgarian: Ну́навут (Núnavut) Chinese: Cantonese: 努納武特 / 努纳武特 (nou5 naap6 mou5 dak6), 努納福特 / 努纳福特 (nou5 naap6 fuk1 dak6), 努納伏特 / 努纳伏特 (nou5 naap6 fuk6 dak6), 努勒維特 / 努勒维特 (nou5 lak6 wai4 dak6), 努納伏 / 努纳伏 (nou5 naap6 fuk6), 努納瓦特 / 努纳瓦特 (nou5 naap6 ngaa5 dak6) Mandarin: 努納武特 / 努纳武特 (zh) (Nǔnàwǔtè), 努納福特 / 努纳福特 (Nǔnàfútè) Czech: Nunavut (cs) m Esperanto: Nunavuto Finnish: Nunavut (fi) French: Nunavut (fr) m Georgian: ნუნავუტი (nunavuṭi) German: Nunavut (de) Greek: Νούναβουτ f (Noúnavout) Hebrew: נוּנַאווּט (nunavut) Hindi: नूनावूत (nūnāvūt) Icelandic: Núnavút n Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot) Italian: Nunavut (it) Japanese: ヌナブト (Nunabuto) Khmer: នូណាវូត (nuunaavuut) Korean: 누나부트 (Nunabuteu) Latvian: Nunavuta f Lithuanian: Nunavutas m Macedonian: Ну́навут (Núnavut) Marathi: नुनवुत (nunvut) Navajo: Náhookǫsjí Hakʼaz Dineʼé bikéyah Norwegian: Bokmål: Nunavut Nynorsk: Nunavut Portuguese: Nunavut m Russian: Ну́навут (ru) m (Núnavut), Нунаву́т (ru) m (Nunavút) Samogitian: Nunavuts Slovak: Nunavut m Spanish: Nunavut (es) m Thai: นูนาวุต (nuu-naa-wút) Turkish: Nunavut Ukrainian: Ну́навут m (Núnavut) Urdu: نُناوُت (nunavut) West Frisian: Nûnavût n Yup'ik: Nunavut

Finnish

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nunavut

1. Nunavut (a territory in 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/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Rhymes: -ut, -yt

Proper noun

Nunavut m

1. Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

Related terms

• Nunavummiuq
• Nunavummiut

Inuktitut

Etymology

From nunavut.

Proper noun

Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)

1. Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

Related terms

• Nunavummiuq
• Nunavummiut

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Nunavut m

1. Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnunavut]

Noun

Nunavut m inan

1. Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

Declension

Declension of Nunavut

	singulare tantum
nominative	Nunavut
genitive	Nunavutu
dative	Nunavutu
accusative	Nunavut
locative	Nunavute
instrumental	Nunavutom

Further reading

• “Nunavut”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025