Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aleut

/ˌæ.liːˈuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: aleut
IPA: /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

noun

A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

name

The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

Etymology

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: алеу́т, allíthuh, aliat

Inflected Forms

Aleuts (plural)

Derived Forms

Aleutian Aleutic

Phrases

Aleut Islands Aleut Peninsula Eskimo-Aleut Eskimo-Aleutic Eskimo-Aleutian

Frequently Paired Words

Alaska Aleutian Aleutic Eskimo Eskimo-Aleut Eskimo-Aleutic Eskimo-Aleutian Eskaleutian

Synonyms

Unangam Tunuu Aleutian Aleutic aleut language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce aleut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/.
What does aleut mean?: Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
Where does aleut come from?: It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce aleut

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