English
Etymology
From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/, /ˈnʊnəvʊt/, /ˈnʌnəvət/
Proper noun
Nunavut
- 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
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
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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
- Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)
Declension
| Inflection of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Nunavut
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| genitive
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Nunavutin
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| partitive
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Nunavutia
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| illative
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Nunavutiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavut
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavut
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutin
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| genitive
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Nunavutin
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutia
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| inessive
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Nunavutissa
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| elative
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Nunavutista
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| illative
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Nunavutiin
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| adessive
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Nunavutilla
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| ablative
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Nunavutilta
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| allative
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Nunavutille
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| essive
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Nunavutina
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—
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| translative
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Nunavutiksi
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| abessive
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Nunavutitta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavutini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavutini
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutini
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| genitive
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Nunavutini
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutiani
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| inessive
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Nunavutissani
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| elative
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Nunavutistani
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| illative
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Nunavutiini
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| adessive
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Nunavutillani
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—
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| ablative
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Nunavutiltani
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| allative
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Nunavutilleni
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| essive
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Nunavutinani
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—
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| translative
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Nunavutikseni
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| abessive
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Nunavutittani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavutisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavutisi
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutisi
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| genitive
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Nunavutisi
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutiasi
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| inessive
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Nunavutissasi
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—
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| elative
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Nunavutistasi
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—
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| illative
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Nunavutiisi
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—
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| adessive
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Nunavutillasi
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—
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| ablative
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Nunavutiltasi
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—
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| allative
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Nunavutillesi
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—
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| essive
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Nunavutinasi
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—
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| translative
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Nunavutiksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Nunavutittasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavutimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavutimme
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutimme
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| genitive
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Nunavutimme
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutiamme
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| inessive
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Nunavutissamme
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—
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| elative
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Nunavutistamme
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—
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| illative
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Nunavutiimme
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—
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| adessive
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Nunavutillamme
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—
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| ablative
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Nunavutiltamme
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—
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| allative
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Nunavutillemme
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| essive
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Nunavutinamme
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| translative
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Nunavutiksemme
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| abessive
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Nunavutittamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavutinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavutinne
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutinne
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| genitive
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Nunavutinne
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutianne
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—
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| inessive
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Nunavutissanne
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—
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| elative
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Nunavutistanne
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—
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| illative
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Nunavutiinne
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—
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| adessive
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Nunavutillanne
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—
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| ablative
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Nunavutiltanne
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—
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| allative
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Nunavutillenne
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—
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| essive
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Nunavutinanne
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—
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| translative
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Nunavutiksenne
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| abessive
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Nunavutittanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nunavutinsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nunavutinsa
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—
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| gen.
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Nunavutinsa
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| genitive
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Nunavutinsa
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—
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| partitive
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Nunavutiaan
Nunavutiansa
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| inessive
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Nunavutissaan
Nunavutissansa
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—
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| elative
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Nunavutistaan
Nunavutistansa
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—
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| illative
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Nunavutiinsa
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—
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| adessive
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Nunavutillaan
Nunavutillansa
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—
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| ablative
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Nunavutiltaan
Nunavutiltansa
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—
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| allative
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Nunavutilleen
Nunavutillensa
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—
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| essive
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Nunavutinaan
Nunavutinansa
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—
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| translative
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Nunavutikseen
Nunavutiksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Nunavutittaan
Nunavutittansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nunavut m
- Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)
Inuktitut
Etymology
From nunavut.
Proper noun
Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)
- Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Nunavut, from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).
Proper noun
Nunavut m
- Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
Nunavut m inan
- Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)
Declension
Declension of Nunavut
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singulare tantum
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| nominative
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Nunavut
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| genitive
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Nunavutu
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| dative
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Nunavutu
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| accusative
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Nunavut
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| locative
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Nunavute
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| instrumental
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Nunavutom
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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