gut

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English[edit]

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explainer video about the human gut

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.

The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gut (countable and uncountable, plural guts)

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  2. (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
    You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.
  3. (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
  4. A person's emotional, visceral self.
    I have a funny feeling in my gut.
  5. (informal) A class that is not demanding or challenging.
    You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
  6. A narrow passage of water.
    the Gut of Canso
    • 1887 March 21, Rudyard Kipling, “Kidnapped”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co.; London: W. Thacker & Co., published 1888, →OCLC, page 111:
      There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken any way you please, is bad, / And strands them in forsaken guts and creeks / No decent soul would think of visiting.
  7. The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

intestine — see intestine
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Verb[edit]

gut (third-person singular simple present guts, present participle gutting, simple past and past participle gutted)

  1. (transitive) To eviscerate.
    The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.
    The lioness gutted her prey.
  2. (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
    Fire gutted the building.
    Congress gutted the welfare bill.
    • 1982 July 20, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.12 Wreckage and Impact Information”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458, deHavilland DHC-6-100, N127PM, Near Providence, Rhode Island, February 21, 1982‎[1], archived from the original on 3 April 2024, page 4:
      The fuselage came to rest 522 feet from the initial impact point on a magnetic heading of 175 degrees. The complete fuselage from the nose section, including the nose gear section, aft to the empennage, was extensively burned and gutted by fire. The cabin area, which consisted of only the lower fuselage, was melted and the metal was visible in the ice.
  3. To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).
    • 2016 October 4, Danielle Pearl, In Ruins, Forever, →ISBN:
      It's no worse than what he said in Miami, but hearing him repeat it, attribute it to my father...it guts me. “That's who your family is. Who you are. Stangers—Stanleys, whatever your fucking names are,” he spits.
    • 2017 October 4, Angela Quarles, Earning It: A Romantic Comedy, Unsealed Room Press, →ISBN:
      What's bothering me is that I'd felt more for him than I realized, and it guts me that it's over before it can really get going.

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Adjective[edit]

gut (comparative more gut, superlative most gut)

  1. Made of gut.
    a violin with gut strings
  2. Instinctive.
    gut reaction

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Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • got (northern Moselle Franconian)
  • jot (Ripuarian)

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German guod, northern variant of guot.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gut (masculine gude, feminine gut, comparative besser, superlative et beste)

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) good

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Norwegian gutt.

Noun[edit]

gut c (singular definite gutten, plural indefinite gutter)

  1. boy, lad, bloke
Inflection[edit]
Declension of gut
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gut gutten gutter gutterne
genitive guts guttens gutters gutternes

Etymology 2[edit]

From English gut.

Noun[edit]

gut c (singular definite gutten, not used in plural form)

  1. gut (intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A minced oath from god.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

gut

  1. gee
    Gut, daar heb ik nooit zo over nagedacht. ― Gee, I never thought of it that way.

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • gůt (Early New High German)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”).

Cognates
Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian East Central German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, Saterland Frisian goud, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːt/ (standard)
  • (Germany)
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  • (Austria)
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  • IPA(key): /ɡʊt/ (colloquial, chiefly for the interjection)
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Adjective[edit]

gut (strong nominative masculine singular guter, comparative besser, superlative am besten)

  1. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
    Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen.
    We must be good to feel good.
  2. good (effective; useful)
  3. good (fortunate)
  4. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
  5. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
  6. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
  7. being of an academic grade evidencing performance well above the average requirements, B

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of gut
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist gut sie ist gut es ist gut sie sind gut
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative guter gute gutes gute
genitive guten guter guten guter
dative gutem guter gutem guten
accusative guten gute gutes gute
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der gute die gute das gute die guten
genitive des guten der guten des guten der guten
dative dem guten der guten dem guten den guten
accusative den guten die gute das gute die guten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein guter eine gute ein gutes (keine) guten
genitive eines guten einer guten eines guten (keiner) guten
dative einem guten einer guten einem guten (keinen) guten
accusative einen guten eine gute ein gutes (keine) guten
Comparative forms of gut
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist besser sie ist besser es ist besser sie sind besser
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative besserer bessere besseres bessere
genitive besseren besserer besseren besserer
dative besserem besserer besserem besseren
accusative besseren bessere besseres bessere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der bessere die bessere das bessere die besseren
genitive des besseren der besseren des besseren der besseren
dative dem besseren der besseren dem besseren den besseren
accusative den besseren die bessere das bessere die besseren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein besserer eine bessere ein besseres (keine) besseren
genitive eines besseren einer besseren eines besseren (keiner) besseren
dative einem besseren einer besseren einem besseren (keinen) besseren
accusative einen besseren eine bessere ein besseres (keine) besseren
Superlative forms of gut
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am besten sie ist am besten es ist am besten sie sind am besten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative bester beste bestes beste
genitive besten bester besten bester
dative bestem bester bestem besten
accusative besten beste bestes beste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der beste die beste das beste die besten
genitive des besten der besten des besten der besten
dative dem besten der besten dem besten den besten
accusative den besten die beste das beste die besten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein bester eine beste ein bestes (keine) besten
genitive eines besten einer besten eines besten (keiner) besten
dative einem besten einer besten einem besten (keinen) besten
accusative einen besten eine beste ein bestes (keine) besten

Antonyms[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)

  1. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
    Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.
    The team played well.
  2. a little more than (with measurements)
    Antonym: knapp
    Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin.
    I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
    Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang.
    The bed is a little over two meters long.
  3. easily, likely
    Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden.
    That item is easily found.
    Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist.
    You may well be married next year.

Interjection[edit]

gut

  1. okay, all right, now then
    Gut, dann fangen wir mal an.
    All right, then let's get started.

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

gut

  1. Alternative form of gutte

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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gut

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Dutch guit (“troublemaker”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gut m (definite singular guten, indefinite plural gutar, definite plural gutane)

  1. a boy (young male)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

“gut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German guot. Compare German gut, Dutch goed, English good.

Adjective[edit]

gut (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

  1. good
  2. kind

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Romansch[edit]

Noun[edit]

gut m (plural guts)

  1. drop

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English good.

Adverb[edit]

gut

  1. well

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Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gut

  1. Soft mutation of cut.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cut gut nghut chut
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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