iglo
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greenlandic igdlo, now-obsolete spelling of illu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiɡ̊lo]
Noun
iglo
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | iglo | igloen | igloer | igloerne |
| genitive | iglos | igloens | igloers | igloernes |
References
- “iglo” in Den Danske Ordbog (for etymology)
Dutch
Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”) or Greenlandic igdlo (possibly via English igloo or another intermediary), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiɣloː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
iglo m (plural iglo's, diminutive iglootje n)
- an igloo, Inuit snow/ice-built cabin
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
iglo (Cyrillic spelling игло)
- vocative singular of igla
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
iglo c
- an igloo (snow shelter)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | iglo | iglos |
| definite | iglon | iglons | |
| plural | indefinite | iglor | iglors |
| definite | iglorna | iglornas |