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English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ti?pi/

Noun

tipi (plural tipis)

1. Alternative form of teepee

Translations

Anagrams

• PITI, piti

Cebuano

Verb

tipi

1. to kill; to rub out

Italian

Noun

tipi m

1. plural of tipo

Latvian

Noun

tipi m

1. nominative plural form of tips
2. vocative plural form of tips

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Noun

tipi m (definite singular tipien, indefinite plural tipier, definite plural tipiene)

1. a teepee

References

• “tipi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tipi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Noun

tipi m (definite singular tipien, indefinite plural tipiar, definite plural tipiane)

1. a teepee

References

• “tipi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Quechua

Noun

tipi

1. shucking of maize
2. (weaving) fiber

Usage notes

Not to be confused with t'ipi.

Declension

See also

• tipiy

Romanian

Noun

tipi m pl

1. plural of tip

Spanish

Noun

tipi m (plural tipis)

1. teepee
2. a typographical error

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic tüpi? (tüpi), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].

Noun

tipi (definite accusative tipiyi, plural tipiler)

1. blizzard

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

tipi

1. definite accusative singular of tip

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut ??? (iglu, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *??lu, from Proto-Eskimo *??lu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???lu?/

Noun

igloo (plural igloos)

1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
4. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
   • 1978, Made in Mexico

     Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]

Translations

See also

• other 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 ??? (iglu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.?lu/

Noun

igloo m (plural igloos)

1. igloo

Derived terms

• igloo mobile

Further reading

• “igloo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Polish

Alternative forms

• iglu

Etymology

From English igloo, from Inuktitut ??? (iglu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?.lu/, /?i?.l?/

Noun

igloo n (indeclinable)

1. igloo (Inuit snow house)

Further reading

• igloo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN