gut

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Related terms 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 German 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Adjective 3.3.1 Antonyms 3.3.2 Declension 3.4 Adverb 4 Korean 4.1 Noun 5 Tok Pisin 5.1 Adverb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Originally in plural, from Old English guttas, probably related to ġēotan, to pour

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gʌt/
•  Audio (US-Inland North)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ʌt

[edit] Noun

gut (plural guts)

1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine; innards.
2. (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

   beer gut

3. (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• (alimentary canal, intestine): alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine
• (abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged): abdomen, beer belly (enlarged through overconsumption of beer), beer gut (UK; enlarged through overconsumption of beer), belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy
• (intestines of an animal used to make strings): catgut

[edit] Derived terms

• catgut
• gut barging
• gut feeling
• gut flora
• hate someone's guts
• gutless
• gutsy

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. (transitive) To eviscerate.
2. (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

   • fire gutted the building
   • Congress gutted the welfare bill.

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gut (comparative more gut, superlative most gut)

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

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: чревен (čreven) (1), инстинктивен (instinktiven) (2)
• French: en boyau (1), viscéral (2)
• German: darmbesaitet de(de) (1), instinktiv de(de), Bauch de(de)- & Gefühl de(de) n. = Bauchgefühl de(de)

[edit] Related terms

• blood-and-guts

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Norwegian gutt.

[edit] Noun

gut c. (singular definite gutten, plural indefinite gutter)

1. boy, lad, bloke

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[edit] Etymology 2

From English gut.

[edit] Noun

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)

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio (Austria)^{help, file}
• IPA: /gu:t/

[edit] Etymology

Old High German guot

[edit] Adjective

gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)

1. good

[edit] Antonyms

• schlecht (qualitatively, or morally bad)
• böse (evil)

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[edit] Adverb

gut

1. well

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Noun

gut (Revised Romanization of 굳, 굿)

1. (굳): hole, hollow, pit, cave.
2. (굿): a traditional shamanic rite.

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[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Adverb

gut

1. well