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Studies of the Sami languages of Norway, Sweden and Finland, conclude that the languages have anywhere from 180 snow- and ice-related words and as many as 300 different words for types of snow, tracks in snow, and conditions of the use of snow. [10] [11] [12]
floe, "floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water" [10] gravlax, "salmon cured especially with salt, sugar, pepper, and dill and often additional ingredients (such as fennel, coriander, lime, and vodka or aquavit)" [11] klister, "a soft wax used on skis" [12]
There is a long history of northern and alpine cultures describing snow in their different languages, including Inupiat, Russian and Finnish. [1] However, the lore about the multiplicity of Eskimo words for snow originates from controversial scholarship on a topic that is difficult to define, because of the structures of the languages involved. [2]
Forms from modern Slavic languages or other Church Slavic dialects may occasionally be given in place of Old Church Slavonic. For English , a modern English cognate is given when it exists, along with the corresponding Old English form; otherwise, only an Old English form is given.
*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune แ, meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark, it is called íss in Old Norse. As a rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is. The corresponding Gothic letter is ๐น i, named eis. The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:
Antarctic English is a variety of the English language spoken by people living on the continent of Antarctica and within the subantarctic islands. [1]: vii Spoken primarily by scientists and workers in the Antarctic tourism industry, [2] it consists of various unique words and is spoken with a unique accent.
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An igloo (Inuit languages: iglu, [1] Inuktitut syllabics แแกแ (plural: igluit แแกแแแฆ)), also known as a snow house or snow hut, is a type of shelter built of suitable snow. Although igloos are often associated with all Inuit , they were traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the Qaanaaq area of ...