gut

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English [edit]

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 *gʰeud- (to pour). Related to English gote (drain), Old English ġēotan (to pour). More at gote, yote.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡʌt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌt

Noun [edit]

gut (plural guts)

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
  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.
  4. A person's emotional, visceral self.
    I have a funny feeling in my gut.
  5. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Any small internal organs.
  6. (in the plural) The essential, core parts.
    He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.
  7. (in the plural) Ability and will to face up to adversity or unpleasantness.
    It took a lot of guts to admit to using banned substances on television.
  8. (informal) A gut course
    You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.

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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.
  2. (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
    • fire gutted the building
    • Congress gutted the welfare bill.

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Adjective [edit]

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

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Danish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡut/, [ɡ̊ud̥]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Norwegian gutt.

Noun [edit]

gut c (singular definite gutten, plural indefinite gutter)

  1. boy, lad, bloke
Inflection [edit]

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)

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognate to Dutch and West Frisian goed, English good, Danish god.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡuːt/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Adjective [edit]

gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)

  1. good

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Declension [edit]

Adverb [edit]

gut

  1. well

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

gut

  1. rafsi of gunta.

Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]

Noun [edit]

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

  1. boy (young male)

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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