amulett

See also: Amulett

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from Latin āmūlētum, ultimately possibly from Arabic حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑmuˈletʲː/, [ɑmuˈletʲː]
• Rhymes: -etʲː
• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧lett

Noun

amulett (genitive amuleti, partitive amuletti)

1. amulet (an object worn around the neck or other parts of the body that is believed to have magical, protective power)

   ristikulehe kujuga amulett ― an amulet in the shape of a clover leaf

Usage notes

Amulett is a more universal word than ohutis. The latter is used more in connection with older folk culture.

Declension

Declension of amulett (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		amulett	amuletid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	amuleti
genitive			amulettide
partitive		amuletti	amulette amulettisid
illative		amuletti amuletisse	amulettidesse amuletesse
inessive		amuletis	amulettides amuletes
elative		amuletist	amulettidest amuletest
allative		amuletile	amulettidele amuletele
adessive		amuletil	amulettidel amuletel
ablative		amuletilt	amulettidelt amuletelt
translative		amuletiks	amulettideks amuleteks
terminative		amuletini	amulettideni
essive		amuletina	amulettidena
abessive		amuletita	amulettideta
comitative		amuletiga	amulettidega

Synonyms

• ohutis

Compounds

• amulettsõrmus

References

• “amulett”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “amulett”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• amulett in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum (“amulet”), later also an internationalism chiefly via German Amulett (“amulet”) and French amulette (“amulet”) (see also English amulet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmulɛtː]
• Rhymes: -ɛtː
• Hyphenation: amu‧lett

Noun

amulett (plural amulettek)

1. amulet (protective charm or ornament)

   Near-synonym: talizmán

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	amulett	amulettek
accusative	amulettet	amuletteket
dative	amulettnek	amuletteknek
instrumental	amulettel	amulettekkel
causal-final	amulettért	amulettekért
translative	amuletté	amulettekké
terminative	amulettig	amulettekig
essive-formal	amulettként	amulettekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	amulettben	amulettekben
superessive	amuletten	amuletteken
adessive	amulettnél	amuletteknél
illative	amulettbe	amulettekbe
sublative	amulettre	amulettekre
allative	amuletthez	amulettekhez
elative	amulettből	amulettekből
delative	amulettről	amulettekről
ablative	amulettől	amulettektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	amuletté	amuletteké
non-attributive possessive - plural	amulettéi	amulettekéi

Possessive forms of amulett
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	amulettem	amulettjeim
2nd person sing.	amuletted	amulettjeid
3rd person sing.	amulettje	amulettjei
1st person plural	amulettünk	amulettjeink
2nd person plural	amulettetek	amulettjeitek
3rd person plural	amulettjük	amulettjeik

Derived terms

• amulettes

 

Further reading

• amulett in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• amulett in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amuletter, definite plural amulettene)

1. an amulet

References

• “amulett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amulettar, definite plural amulettane)

1. an amulet

References

• “amulett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en amulett

Noun

amulett c

1. an amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)

Declension

Declension of amulett
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	amulett	amuletten	amuletter	amuletterna
Genitive	amuletts	amulettens	amuletters	amuletternas

Descendants

• → Finnish: amuletti

See also

• talisman

References

• amulett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• amulett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• amulett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)