bult
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a fastening bolt with nut 
bult
See also: Bult
English
Etymology
From Afrikaans bult, that from Dutch bult.
Noun
bult (plural bults)
- (South Africa) A ridge or small hill.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bulte, from Proto-West Germanic *bulti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”). Cognate with northern German Bult, Bülte.
Pronunciation
Noun
bult m (plural bulten, diminutive bultje n)
Derived terms
- bultachtig
- bulte
- bulten
- bultenaar
- bultig
- bultijzer
- bultklopper (“planisher”)
- bultrug
- bultrugde
- bultvis
- bultzak
- bultzalm
- gebult
- zegbult
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bult
Anagrams
Karakalpak
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bulït, compare Turkish bulut, Yakut былыт (bılıt).
Noun
bult
Swedish
Noun
bult c
- bolt (metal fastener)
Declension
| Declension of bult | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bult | bulten | bultar | bultarna |
| Genitive | bults | bultens | bultars | bultarnas |
Derived terms
- bultsax (“bolt cutter”)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: pultti
West Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bulti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”). Cognate with northern German Bult, Bülte.
Noun
bult c (plural bulten, diminutive bultsje)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “bult”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011