kult

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See also: Kult, kült, and kult.

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

kult m inan

  1. cult

Declension

Further reading

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

Estonian

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Norse (*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

kult (genitive kuldi, partitive kulti)

  1. a boar (male pig)

Declension

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

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

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

  1. (transitive) to thresh

Etymology 2

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

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

  1. (transitive) to beat (eggs, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to churn
Conjugation

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

kult

  1. neuter singular of kul

Etymology 2

From Latin cultus.

Noun

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

  1. a cult
Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

kult

  1. neuter singular of kul

Etymology 2

From Latin cultus.

Noun

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

  1. a cult
Synonyms

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French culte.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kult m inan (related adjective kultowy)

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

kȕlt m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏лт)

  1. cult

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

kult c

  1. cult

Declension

Derived terms

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