Sioux

See also: sioux

English

Etymology

A shortening of French Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suː/
Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Sioux pl (plural only)

Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.

Translations

tribes

Finnish: sioux (fi)
Macedonian: Сиу (Síu)
Ojibwe: Bwaanag, Naadawesiwag
Ottawa: Naadweswag

Portuguese: siú (pt)
Potawatomi: Nadwéswak
Russian: си́у (ru) m (síu)
Swedish: siouxer (sv)

Derived terms

Related terms

Siouan

Proper noun

Sioux

The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.

Translations

language group

Finnish: sioux (fi)
Macedonian: сиуански m pl (siuánski)
Portuguese: siú (pt)

Russian: си́у (ru) (síu)
Swedish: siouxspråk

See also

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Assiniboine, asb
Ethnologue entry for Dakota, dak
Ethnologue entry for Lakota, lkt
Ethnologue entry for Stoney, sto

Czech

Noun

Sioux m

Sioux (member of Sioux tribes)

Further reading

Sioux in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

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