sulky
English
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Etymology
[edit]See sulk.
The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsʌlki/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)
- (often derogatory) Silent and withdrawn after being upset.
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]silent and withdrawn — see also ill-humored
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Noun
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sulky (plural sulkies)
- A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
- Any carriage seating only the driver.
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: sulky
Translations
[edit]two-wheeled cart
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sulky m (plural sulky's, no diminutive)
- sulky (light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing)
References
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sulky”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “sulky”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
Further reading
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Sulky (paardensport) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]sulky m (invariable)
- sulky
- Synonyms: sediolo, padovanella
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English sulky.
Noun
[edit]sulky n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | sulky | sulkyul |
| genitive-dative | sulky | sulkyului |
| vocative | sulkyule | |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]sulky c
- a sulky (used in harness racing)
- (US) a stroller, (UK) a pushchair
- Synonym: (possibly larger) barnvagn
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sulky | sulkys |
| definite | sulkyn | sulkyns | |
| plural | indefinite | sulkyer | sulkyers |
| definite | sulkyerna | sulkyernas |
References
[edit]- “sulky”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “sulky”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “sulky”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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