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Webster 1913 Edition


Sioux

Sioux

,
p
rop.
Noun.
s
ing.
&
pl.
(Ethnol.)
A nation of American Indians; see
Dakotas
.

Definition 2024


Sioux

Sioux

See also: sioux

English

Proper noun

Sioux

  1. Name applied to various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
  2. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.

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sioux

sioux

See also: Sioux

Finnish

Noun

sioux

  1. Sioux (person)
  2. Sioux (language)

Declension

Inflection of sioux (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative sioux siouxit
genitive siouxin siouxien
partitive siouxia siouxeja
illative siouxiin siouxeihin
singular plural
nominative sioux siouxit
accusative nom. sioux siouxit
gen. siouxin
genitive siouxin siouxien
partitive siouxia siouxeja
inessive siouxissa siouxeissa
elative siouxista siouxeista
illative siouxiin siouxeihin
adessive siouxilla siouxeilla
ablative siouxilta siouxeilta
allative siouxille siouxeille
essive siouxina siouxeina
translative siouxiksi siouxeiksi
instructive siouxein
abessive siouxitta siouxeitta
comitative siouxeineen
Inflection of sioux (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
nominative sioux sioux't
genitive sioux'n sioux'iden
sioux'itten
partitive sioux'ta sioux'ita
illative sioux'hun sioux'ihin
singular plural
nominative sioux sioux't
accusative nom. sioux sioux't
gen. sioux'n
genitive sioux'n sioux'iden
sioux'itten
partitive sioux'ta sioux'ita
inessive sioux'ssa sioux'issa
elative sioux'sta sioux'ista
illative sioux'hun sioux'ihin
adessive sioux'lla sioux'illa
ablative sioux'lta sioux'ilta
allative sioux'lle sioux'ille
essive sioux'na sioux'ina
translative sioux'ksi sioux'iksi
instructive sioux'in
abessive sioux'tta sioux'itta
comitative sioux'ineen

French

Noun

sioux m (uncountable)

  1. Sioux (language)

Adjective

sioux m, f (invariable)

  1. (attributive) Sioux
  2. ingenious

Spanish

Etymology

From English Sioux, from Canadian French Nadouessioux, from Ottawa. See Sioux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjuks/

Noun

sioux m, f (plural sioux)

  1. Sioux

Proper noun

sioux m

  1. the Sioux language

Adjective

sioux m, f (plural sioux)

  1. Sioux