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