amulet

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French amulette, from Latin amuletum.

Pronunciation

Noun

amulet (plural amulets)

  1. A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

Noun

amulet m (plural amulets)

  1. amulet

Derived terms

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

amulet m inan

  1. amulet

Declension

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from French amulette, from Middle French amulete, from Latin amulētum. The feminine gender stems from French, the neuter gender from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.myˈlɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: amu‧let
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

amulet f or n (plural amuletten, diminutive amuletje n)

  1. amulet, talisman
    Synonyms: geluksbrenger, talisman

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: amulet
  • Indonesian: amulet

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch amulet, from French amulette, from Middle French, from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

Noun

amulét (plural amulet-amulet)

  1. synonym of jimat

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Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amulētum. First attested in 1724.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmu.lɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulɛt
  • Syllabification: a‧mu‧let

Noun

amulet m inan

  1. amulet

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References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amulet”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amulet”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (23.02.2013) “AMULET”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amǔlet/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mu‧let

Noun

amùlet m inan (Cyrillic spelling аму̀лет)

  1. amulet

Declension

Declension of amulet
singular plural
nominative amulet amuleti
genitive amuleta amuleta
dative amuletu amuletima
accusative amulet amulete
vocative amulete amuleti
locative amuletu amuletima
instrumental amuletom amuletima

Slovene

Etymology

From Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

Noun

amulẹ̑t m inan

  1. amulet

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. amulét
gen. sing. amuléta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
amulét amuléta amuléti
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
amuléta amulétov amulétov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
amulétu amulétoma amulétom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
amulét amuléta amuléte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
amulétu amulétih amulétih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
amulétom amulétoma amuléti

Further reading

  • amulet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025