igloo

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
4. A kind of airfreight cargo container.

Concepten

iglo

Synoniemen

iglu

Vertalingen

iglú

Iglu

igloo

iglu

iglou

igloo

iglù

iglú

Schneehütte

iglúes

iglo

Schneehaus

καλύβη από πάγο

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪɡluː/

Etymologie (Engels)

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