Nunavut

See also: nunavut

English

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/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Nunavut

1. A territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

   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

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), 努納伏特 / 努纳伏特 (Nǔnàfútè), 努勒維特 / 努勒维特 (Nǔlèwéitè), 努納伏 / 努纳伏 (Nǔnàfú), 努納瓦特 / 努纳瓦特 (Nǔnàwǎtè)

• 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)
• 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
• Hyphenation^(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/

• Audio (Canada):

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• 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.

Related terms

• Nunavummiuq

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Nunavut m

1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnunavut]

Noun

Nunavut m inan

1. Nunavut (a territory of 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, 2003–2024