Eskimo

== English == === Alternative forms === Eskimau, Esquimau, Esquimaux, Esquimo === Etymology === Attested since 1584, from French Esquimau, ultimately from an Old Montagnais term. Ives Goddard's theory, accepted by most linguists today, is that it derives from Montagnais ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”). An older theory, defended by John Steckley due to its greater acceptance in Native oral traditions, but discredited by linguists, is that it derives from a term meaning "eater(s) of raw meat". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ Hyphenation: Es‧kimo === Noun === Eskimo (plural Eskimo or Eskimos or Eskimoes) (dated, sometimes offensive) A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik. Hyponyms: Inuk, Inuit, Yupik A dog of the American Eskimo breed. A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed. (Canadian football, historical) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. (Obsolete as of 2020 with the team dropping this name in favour of Elks in 2021.) ==== Usage notes ==== Eskimo has come to be considered offensive in Canada because it was widely thought to stem from a Cree pejorative meaning "eaters of raw meat" (although both the Cree and Inuit ate raw meat). In Canada, it has been superseded by Inuit (for the peoples, and Inuvialuit for those in the Western Arctic). The term is still used worldwide by historians and archaeologists. In Alaska, indigenous Alaskans find this term too imprecise and prefer "Alaska Native", as "Eskimo" encompasses (and is the only encompassing term for) all the Arctic peoples including the Inuit Inupiat and the non-Inuit Yupik. However, Eskimo does not include the related Aleut people (Unangan). Greenland natives also call themselves Greenlanders (Greenlandic: kalaallit), and their language Greenlandic (kalaallisut). ==== Related terms ==== husky (“dog”), from the same root as Eskimo Husky (“an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language”) (dated) ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Eskimo Any of the languages of the Eskimo people. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Eskimo (comparative more Eskimo, superlative most Eskimo) (sometimes offensive) Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples. In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Eskimo”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. “Eskimo”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Elizabeth J. Jewell, Frank Abate, Erin McKean, editors (2005), “Eskimo”, in The New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Eskimo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “Eskimo” and “Origin of the name Eskimo” in Wikipedia === Anagrams === smokie == Dutch == === Etymology === From French Esquimau; for more, see Eskimo. The theory that it derives from a word meaning “eater(s) of raw meat” is discredited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛs.ki.moː/ Hyphenation: Es‧ki‧mo === Noun === Eskimo m (plural Eskimo's, diminutive Eskimootje n) Eskimo (person) === Proper noun === Eskimo n the Eskimo language (group) == French == === Alternative forms === Esquimau === Noun === Eskimo m (plural Eskimos) an Eskimo ==== Derived terms ==== eskimo (adjective) == German == === Alternative forms === Esquimo (dated) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛskimo/ === Noun === Eskimo m (strong, genitive Eskimos or Eskimo, plural Eskimo or Eskimos or Eskimo's) Eskimo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eskimoisch === Proper noun === Eskimo n (proper noun, strong, genitive Eskimo) Eskimo (language) ==== Synonyms ==== Eskimoisch === Further reading === “Eskimo” in Duden online “Eskimo” in Duden online “Eskimo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache