kult

See also: Kult, kült, and kult.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkult]
  • Rhymes: -ult

Noun

kult m

  1. cult

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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

Estonian

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gultiō). Compare Swedish gult (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

Latvian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kūlt]

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 (intr., 1st conj., pres. 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 (intr., 1st conj., pres. kuļu, kul, kuļ, past kūlu)

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

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʉlt/
  • Rhymes: -ʉlt

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
  • kultus

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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
  • kultus

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French culte, from Latin cultus (care, adoration; cult), from colō (cultivate; protect).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kult m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûlt/

Noun

kȕlt m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏лт)

  1. cult

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

kult c

  1. a cult

Declension

Declension of kult 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kult kulten kulter kulterna
Genitive kults kultens kulters kulternas

Derived terms

  • ankult
  • druidkult
  • dödskult
  • falloskult
  • fruktbarhetskult
  • genikult
  • helgonkult
  • kroppskult
  • kultband
  • kultbok
  • kultfigur
  • kultfilm
  • kultföremål
  • kultförklarad
  • kultklassiker
  • kultplats
  • kultstatus
  • kändiskult
  • ledarkult
  • madonnakult
  • nakenkult
  • personkult
  • satanskult
  • solkult
  • stjärnkult
  • ungdomskult
  • voodookult

References

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