# Nunavut
## English
### Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/, /ˈnʊnəvʊt/, /ˈnʌnəvət/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Nunavut
* A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.
    Synonym: Nunavut Territory
** 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 60:All of the houses in Nunavut must be built on stilts because the permafrost makes it impossible to sink foundations.

#### Derived terms

* NU (abbreviation)

#### Related terms

* Nunavummiuq

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnunɑʋut/, [ˈnunɑ̝ʋut̪]
* Rhymes: -unɑʋut
* Hyphenation: Nu‧na‧vut

### Proper noun

Nunavut
* Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nunavutini
accusative
nom.
Nunavutini
gen.
Nunavutini
genitive
Nunavutini
partitive
Nunavutiani
inessive
Nunavutissani
elative
Nunavutistani
illative
Nunavutiini
adessive
Nunavutillani
ablative
Nunavutiltani
allative
Nunavutilleni
essive
Nunavutinani
translative
Nunavutikseni
abessive
Nunavutittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nunavutisi
accusative
nom.
Nunavutisi
gen.
Nunavutisi
genitive
Nunavutisi
partitive
Nunavutiasi
inessive
Nunavutissasi
elative
Nunavutistasi
illative
Nunavutiisi
adessive
Nunavutillasi
ablative
Nunavutiltasi
allative
Nunavutillesi
essive
Nunavutinasi
translative
Nunavutiksesi
abessive
Nunavutittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nunavutimme
accusative
nom.
Nunavutimme
gen.
Nunavutimme
genitive
Nunavutimme
partitive
Nunavutiamme
inessive
Nunavutissamme
elative
Nunavutistamme
illative
Nunavutiimme
adessive
Nunavutillamme
ablative
Nunavutiltamme
allative
Nunavutillemme
essive
Nunavutinamme
translative
Nunavutiksemme
abessive
Nunavutittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nunavutinne
accusative
nom.
Nunavutinne
gen.
Nunavutinne
genitive
Nunavutinne
partitive
Nunavutianne
inessive
Nunavutissanne
elative
Nunavutistanne
illative
Nunavutiinne
adessive
Nunavutillanne
ablative
Nunavutiltanne
allative
Nunavutillenne
essive
Nunavutinanne
translative
Nunavutiksenne
abessive
Nunavutittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nunavutinsa
accusative
nom.
Nunavutinsa
gen.
Nunavutinsa
genitive
Nunavutinsa
partitive
Nunavutiaan Nunavutiansa
inessive
Nunavutissaan Nunavutissansa
elative
Nunavutistaan Nunavutistansa
illative
Nunavutiinsa
adessive
Nunavutillaan Nunavutillansa
ablative
Nunavutiltaan Nunavutiltansa
allative
Nunavutilleen Nunavutillensa
essive
Nunavutinaan Nunavutinansa
translative
Nunavutikseen Nunavutiksensa
abessive
Nunavutittaan Nunavutittansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

### Pronunciation

* (Belgium, France) IPA: /nu.na.vut/, /ny.na.vyt/
* (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA: /nu.na.vut/, /nu.na.vʊt/, /ny.na.vʏt/, /ny.na.vʏt/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Rhymes: -ut, -yt

### Proper noun

Nunavut m
* Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

## Inuktitut
### Etymology

From nunavut.

### Proper noun

Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)
* Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

#### Related terms

* Nunavummiuq

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Nunavut, from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

### Proper noun

Nunavut m
* Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnunavut]

### Noun

Nunavut m inan
* Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Nunavut”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025