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PurgedVoter

(2,678 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 07:26 AM Dec 13

It is said that there are 52 names for snow and ice in the Inuktitut language.

This number is debated, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuktitut-words-for-snow-and-ice

But my suspicion is that right now without even being creative we can find well over 52 names for ICE. I think however, ICE has made it's own name and now ICE will have a strong meaning years to come.

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It is said that there are 52 names for snow and ice in the Inuktitut language. (Original Post) PurgedVoter Dec 13 OP

When something is omnipresent in an area rich terminology flows for differentiation... GreenWave Dec 13 #1

GreenWave

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1. When something is omnipresent in an area rich terminology flows for differentiation...

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Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:04 AM

Dec 13

In Spanish the word brown has many terms.
The generic marrón
The eye color pardo
Light hair is castaño
Phenotype is moreno
Café is often mentioned.
Other terms are probably used as well.

I do feel ICE may fossilize and be a unique term. Other terms for ICE may express our disgust for them, but could be applied elsewhere.

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