amulett

See also: Amulett

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from Latin āmūlētum, ultimately possibly from Arabic حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑmuˈletʲː/, [ɑmuˈletʲː]
• Rhymes: -etʲː
• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧lett

Noun

amulett (genitive amuleti, partitive amuletti)

1. amulet (an object worn around the neck or other parts of the body that is believed to have magical, protective power)

   ristikulehe kujuga amulett ― an amulet in the shape of a clover leaf

Usage notes

Amulett is a more universal word than ohutis. The latter is used more in connection with older folk culture.

Declension

Declension of amulett (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		amulett	amuletid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	amuleti
genitive			amulettide
partitive		amuletti	amulette amulettisid
illative		amuletti amuletisse	amulettidesse amuletesse
inessive		amuletis	amulettides amuletes
elative		amuletist	amulettidest amuletest
allative		amuletile	amulettidele amuletele
adessive		amuletil	amulettidel amuletel
ablative		amuletilt	amulettidelt amuletelt
translative		amuletiks	amulettideks amuleteks
terminative		amuletini	amulettideni
essive		amuletina	amulettidena
abessive		amuletita	amulettideta
comitative		amuletiga	amulettidega

Synonyms

• ohutis

Compounds

• amulettsõrmus

References

• “amulett”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “amulett”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• amulett in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amuletter, definite plural amulettene)

1. an amulet

References

• “amulett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amulettar, definite plural amulettane)

1. an amulet

References

• “amulett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en amulett

Noun

amulett c

1. an amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)

Declension

Declension of amulett
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	amulett	amuletten	amuletter	amuletterna
Genitive	amuletts	amulettens	amuletters	amuletternas

Descendants

• → Finnish: amuletti

See also

• talisman

References

• amulett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• amulett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• amulett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)