kult

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See also: Kult, kült, and kult.

Czech[edit]

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Noun[edit]

kult m inan

  1. cult

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Further reading[edit]

  • kult in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kult in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kult in Internetová jazyková příručka

Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Most likely from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gultiō). Compare Swedish galt (male pig). Alternatively a variant of the word kull (hawk) (The Votic cognate has the meanings "male animal", "male pig").

Noun[edit]

kult (genitive kuldi, partitive kulti)

  1. a boar (male pig)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kult (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
singular plural
nominative kult kuldid
accusative nom.
gen. kuldi
genitive kultide
partitive kulti kulte
kultisid
illative kulti
kuldisse
kultidesse
kuldesse
inessive kuldis kultides
kuldes
elative kuldist kultidest
kuldest
allative kuldile kultidele
kuldele
adessive kuldil kultidel
kuldel
ablative kuldilt kultidelt
kuldelt
translative kuldiks kultideks
kuldeks
terminative kuldini kultideni
essive kuldina kultidena
abessive kuldita kultideta
comitative kuldiga kultidega

Latvian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (to hit, strike) thence also Latvian kalt. From a parallel form of the root Proto-Indo-European *kol- in its reduced grade Proto-Indo-European *kl̥- > Proto-Baltic *kul- whence this term. Cognate with Lithuanian kùlti.[1]

Verb[edit]

kult (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present kuļu, kul, kuļ, past kūlu)

  1. (transitive) to thresh

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to turn, move). However, according to a different view (Endzelīns, Fraenkel, Blese, Urbutis, Karaliūnas) etymology 2 is the same as etymology 1.[1]

Verb[edit]

kult (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present kuļu, kul, kuļ, past kūlu)

  1. (transitive) to beat (eggs, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to churn
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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kult”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kult

  1. neuter singular of kul

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin cultus.

Noun[edit]

kult m (definite singular kulten, indefinite plural kulter, definite plural kultene)

  1. a cult
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kult

  1. neuter singular of kul

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin cultus.

Noun[edit]

kult m (definite singular kulten, indefinite plural kultar, definite plural kultane)

  1. a cult
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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French culte, from Latin cultus (care, adoration; cult), from colō (cultivate; protect).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kult/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ult
  • Syllabification: kult

Noun[edit]

kult m inan

  1. cult, sect
    Synonym: sekta
  2. cult (devotion to a saint)

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adjectives

Further reading[edit]

  • kult in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kult in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȕlt m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏лт)

  1. cult

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French culte, from Latin cultus. Doublet of kultur.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kult c

  1. cult

Declension[edit]

Declension of kult 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kult kulten kulter kulterna
Genitive kults kultens kulters kulternas

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