iglu

See also: Iglu, iglù, and iglú

English

Noun

iglu (plural iglus or igluit)

1. Archaic form of igloo.

Anagrams

• ugli

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, habitation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡlu/, [i.ɣ̞lu]

Noun

iglu inan

1. igloo

Declension

Declension of iglu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	iglu	iglua	igluak
ergative	igluk	igluak	igluek
dative	igluri	igluari	igluei
genitive	igluren	igluaren	igluen
comitative	iglurekin	igluarekin	igluekin
causative	iglurengatik	igluarengatik	igluengatik
benefactive	iglurentzat	igluarentzat	igluentzat
instrumental	igluz	igluaz	igluez
inessive	iglutan	igluan	igluetan
locative	iglutako	igluko	igluetako
allative	iglutara	iglura	igluetara
terminative	iglutaraino	igluraino	igluetaraino
directive	iglutarantz	iglurantz	igluetarantz
destinative	iglutarako	iglurako	igluetarako
ablative	iglutatik	iglutik	igluetatik
partitive	iglurik	—	—
prolative	iglutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “iglu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Finnish

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡlu/, [ˈiɡlu]
• Rhymes: -iɡlu
• Hyphenation^(key): ig‧lu

Noun

iglu

1. igloo

Declension

Inflection of iglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		iglu	iglut
genitive		iglun	iglujen
partitive		iglua	igluja
illative		igluun	igluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		iglu	iglut
accusative	nom.	iglu	iglut
	gen.	iglun
genitive		iglun	iglujen
partitive		iglua	igluja
inessive		iglussa	igluissa
elative		iglusta	igluista
illative		igluun	igluihin
adessive		iglulla	igluilla
ablative		iglulta	igluilta
allative		iglulle	igluille
essive		igluna	igluina
translative		igluksi	igluiksi
abessive		iglutta	igluitta
instructive		—	igluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of iglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative igluni igluni accusative nom. igluni igluni gen. igluni genitive igluni iglujeni partitive igluani iglujani inessive iglussani igluissani elative iglustani igluistani illative igluuni igluihini adessive iglullani igluillani ablative iglultani igluiltani allative iglulleni igluilleni essive iglunani igluinani translative iglukseni igluikseni abessive igluttani igluittani instructive — — comitative — igluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative iglusi iglusi accusative nom. iglusi iglusi gen. iglusi genitive iglusi iglujesi partitive igluasi iglujasi inessive iglussasi igluissasi elative iglustasi igluistasi illative igluusi igluihisi adessive iglullasi igluillasi ablative iglultasi igluiltasi allative iglullesi igluillesi essive iglunasi igluinasi translative igluksesi igluiksesi abessive igluttasi igluittasi instructive — — comitative — igluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative iglumme iglumme accusative nom. iglumme iglumme gen. iglumme genitive iglumme iglujemme partitive igluamme iglujamme inessive iglussamme igluissamme elative iglustamme igluistamme illative igluumme igluihimme adessive iglullamme igluillamme ablative iglultamme igluiltamme allative iglullemme igluillemme essive iglunamme igluinamme translative igluksemme igluiksemme abessive igluttamme igluittamme instructive — — comitative — igluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative iglunne iglunne accusative nom. iglunne iglunne gen. iglunne genitive iglunne iglujenne partitive igluanne iglujanne inessive iglussanne igluissanne elative iglustanne igluistanne illative igluunne igluihinne adessive iglullanne igluillanne ablative iglultanne igluiltanne allative iglullenne igluillenne essive iglunanne igluinanne translative igluksenne igluiksenne abessive igluttanne igluittanne instructive — — comitative — igluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative iglunsa iglunsa accusative nom. iglunsa iglunsa gen. iglunsa genitive iglunsa iglujensa partitive igluaan igluansa iglujaan iglujansa inessive iglussaan iglussansa igluissaan igluissansa elative iglustaan iglustansa igluistaan igluistansa illative igluunsa igluihinsa adessive iglullaan iglullansa igluillaan igluillansa ablative iglultaan iglultansa igluiltaan igluiltansa allative iglulleen iglullensa igluilleen igluillensa essive iglunaan iglunansa igluinaan igluinansa translative iglukseen igluksensa igluikseen igluiksensa abessive igluttaan igluttansa igluittaan igluittansa instructive — — comitative — igluineen igluinensa

Further reading

• “iglu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Hungarian

Etymology

Internationalism via English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiɡlu]
• Hyphenation: ig‧lu
• Rhymes: -lu

Noun

iglu (plural igluk)

1. igloo (a dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow)

   Synonym: hókunyhó

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	iglu	igluk
accusative	iglut	iglukat
dative	iglunak	igluknak
instrumental	igluval	iglukkal
causal-final	igluért	iglukért
translative	igluvá	iglukká
terminative	igluig	iglukig
essive-formal	igluként	iglukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	igluban	iglukban
superessive	iglun	iglukon
adessive	iglunál	igluknál
illative	igluba	iglukba
sublative	iglura	iglukra
allative	igluhoz	iglukhoz
elative	igluból	iglukból
delative	igluról	iglukról
ablative	iglutól	igluktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	iglué	igluké
non-attributive possessive – plural	igluéi	iglukéi

Possessive forms of iglu

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	iglum	igluim
2nd person sing.	iglud	igluid
3rd person sing.	igluja	iglui
1st person plural	iglunk	igluink
2nd person plural	iglutok	igluitok
3rd person plural	iglujuk	igluik

Inuktitut

Noun

iglu (dual igluuk, plural iglut)

1. Latin spelling of ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)

Inupiaq

Noun

iglu (dual igluk, plural iglut)

1. house (North Slope)

   Igluga Utqiaġviŋmi ittuq.

   My house is in Utqiaġvik.

2. beaver dam (Malimiut, Seward Peninsula)

   Qiñiqtugut iglunik.

   We saw a beaver dam.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English igloo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡlu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɡlu
• Syllabification: i‧glu

Noun

iglu n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of igloo

Further reading

• iglu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• iglu in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu. Compare Greenlandic illu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈɡlu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡlu/ [iˈɣlu]

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: i‧glu

Noun

iglu m (plural iglus)

1. igloo (Inuit snow house)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French iglou.

Noun

iglu n (plural igluuri)

1. igloo

Declension

Declension of iglu

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	iglu	iglul		igluuri	igluurile
genitive-dative	iglu	iglului		igluuri	igluurilor
vocative	iglule			igluurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).

Noun

ȉglu m (Cyrillic spelling и̏глу)

1. igloo (snow house)

Further reading

• “iglu”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

iglu (Cyrillic spelling иглу)

1. accusative singular of igla