igloo

== English == === Etymology === From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪɡ.luː/ === Noun === igloo (plural igloos) A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === traditional Native American dwellings: hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States) igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow) teepee (used in the Great Plains) tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer) wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States) wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States) wigwam (used in the northeastern United States) quinzhee snow fort === Anagrams === logoi, oglio, oligo, oligo- == French == === Alternative forms === iglou === Etymology === From English, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ɡlu/ === Noun === igloo m (plural igloos) igloo === Further reading === “igloo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Alternative forms === iglu === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English igloo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡlu/, /ˈi.ɡlɔ/ Rhymes: -iɡlu, -iɡlɔ Syllabification: ig‧loo === Noun === igloo n (indeclinable) igloo (dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow) === Further reading === igloo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN igloo in PWN's encyclopedia == Swedish == === Alternative forms === iglo === Noun === igloo c an igloo (snow shelter) ==== Declension ==== === References === igloo in Svensk ordbok (SO) igloo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)