Eskimo
German, noun/ˈɛskimo/
Eskimo is spelled E-S-K-I-M-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eskimo is a German masculine noun meaning “Eskimo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arktisbewohner in Grönland, Alaska, Sibirien oder Kanada”.
What does Eskimo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEskimo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arktisbewohner in Grönland, Alaska, Sibirien oder Kanada
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für die Sprache der Eskimos
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eskimo
- Eskimos genitive
- Eskimo's plural
- Esquimo alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eskimo?
- /ˈɛskimo/
- [ˈɛskimo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eskimo in German?
Eskimo appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).