eskimo

Etymology

From French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛsɡ̊iˈmoːˀ]

Noun

eskimo c (singular definite eskimoen, plural indefinite eskimoer)

1. Eskimo

Etymology

From English Eskimo, German Eskimo, ultimately from Algonquin ayashkimew. Doublet of ĥaskio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈkimo]
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: es‧ki‧mo

Noun

eskimo (accusative singular eskimon, plural eskimoj, accusative plural eskimojn)

1. Eskimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeskimo/, [ˈe̞s̠k̟imo̞]
• Rhymes: -eskimo
• Hyphenation^(key): es‧ki‧mo

Etymology 1

From English Eskimo; see it for more.

Noun

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eskimo

1. Eskimo (person)
2. (in the plural) Eskimo (people)

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Inflection of eskimo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		eskimo	eskimot
genitive		eskimon	eskimojen eskimoiden eskimoitten
partitive		eskimoa	eskimoja eskimoita
illative		eskimoon	eskimoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		eskimo	eskimot
accusative	nom.	eskimo	eskimot
	gen.	eskimon
genitive		eskimon	eskimojen eskimoiden eskimoitten
partitive		eskimoa	eskimoja eskimoita
inessive		eskimossa	eskimoissa
elative		eskimosta	eskimoista
illative		eskimoon	eskimoihin
adessive		eskimolla	eskimoilla
ablative		eskimolta	eskimoilta
allative		eskimolle	eskimoille
essive		eskimona	eskimoina
translative		eskimoksi	eskimoiksi
abessive		eskimotta	eskimoitta
instructive		—	eskimoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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Possessive forms of eskimo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eskimoni eskimoni accusative nom. eskimoni eskimoni gen. eskimoni genitive eskimoni eskimojeni eskimoideni eskimoitteni partitive eskimoani eskimojani eskimoitani inessive eskimossani eskimoissani elative eskimostani eskimoistani illative eskimooni eskimoihini adessive eskimollani eskimoillani ablative eskimoltani eskimoiltani allative eskimolleni eskimoilleni essive eskimonani eskimoinani translative eskimokseni eskimoikseni abessive eskimottani eskimoittani instructive — — comitative — eskimoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eskimosi eskimosi accusative nom. eskimosi eskimosi gen. eskimosi genitive eskimosi eskimojesi eskimoidesi eskimoittesi partitive eskimoasi eskimojasi eskimoitasi inessive eskimossasi eskimoissasi elative eskimostasi eskimoistasi illative eskimoosi eskimoihisi adessive eskimollasi eskimoillasi ablative eskimoltasi eskimoiltasi allative eskimollesi eskimoillesi essive eskimonasi eskimoinasi translative eskimoksesi eskimoiksesi abessive eskimottasi eskimoittasi instructive — — comitative — eskimoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative eskimomme eskimomme accusative nom. eskimomme eskimomme gen. eskimomme genitive eskimomme eskimojemme eskimoidemme eskimoittemme partitive eskimoamme eskimojamme eskimoitamme inessive eskimossamme eskimoissamme elative eskimostamme eskimoistamme illative eskimoomme eskimoihimme adessive eskimollamme eskimoillamme ablative eskimoltamme eskimoiltamme allative eskimollemme eskimoillemme essive eskimonamme eskimoinamme translative eskimoksemme eskimoiksemme abessive eskimottamme eskimoittamme instructive — — comitative — eskimoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative eskimonne eskimonne accusative nom. eskimonne eskimonne gen. eskimonne genitive eskimonne eskimojenne eskimoidenne eskimoittenne partitive eskimoanne eskimojanne eskimoitanne inessive eskimossanne eskimoissanne elative eskimostanne eskimoistanne illative eskimoonne eskimoihinne adessive eskimollanne eskimoillanne ablative eskimoltanne eskimoiltanne allative eskimollenne eskimoillenne essive eskimonanne eskimoinanne translative eskimoksenne eskimoiksenne abessive eskimottanne eskimoittanne instructive — — comitative — eskimoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative eskimonsa eskimonsa accusative nom. eskimonsa eskimonsa gen. eskimonsa genitive eskimonsa eskimojensa eskimoidensa eskimoittensa partitive eskimoaan eskimoansa eskimojaan eskimoitaan eskimojansa eskimoitansa inessive eskimossaan eskimossansa eskimoissaan eskimoissansa elative eskimostaan eskimostansa eskimoistaan eskimoistansa illative eskimoonsa eskimoihinsa adessive eskimollaan eskimollansa eskimoillaan eskimoillansa ablative eskimoltaan eskimoltansa eskimoiltaan eskimoiltansa allative eskimolleen eskimollensa eskimoilleen eskimoillensa essive eskimonaan eskimonansa eskimoinaan eskimoinansa translative eskimokseen eskimoksensa eskimoikseen eskimoiksensa abessive eskimottaan eskimottansa eskimoittaan eskimoittansa instructive — — comitative — eskimoineen eskimoinensa

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Derived terms

• amerikaneskimokoira
• eskimohanhi
• eskimokajakki
• eskimokanootti
• eskimokieli
• eskimokielinen
• eskimokoira
• eskimokuiri
• eskimokuovi
• eskimokäännös
• eskimologi
• eskimolokki
• eskimopyörähdys
• eskimosirri
• eskimosuukko

 

Etymology 2

From Suomen Eskimo (“Finnish Eskimo”), a former ice cream maker that introduced the ice cream bar into the Finnish market. The ice cream was still sold as Eskimo until the name was retired in 2020, although it still remains a trademark.

Alternative forms

• esquimau

Etymology

From Eskimo m.

Adjective

eskimo (invariable)

1. Eskimo

Further reading

• “eskimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Noun

eskimo m (invariable)

1. a parka coat