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)
- 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).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒmulɛtː]
- Rhymes: -ɛtː
- Hyphenation: amu‧lett
Noun
amulett (plural amulettek)
Declension
| 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 |
| 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
References
- ^ amulett in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
- amulett in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- amulett in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amuletter, definite plural amulettene)
- an amulet
References
- “amulett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amulettar, definite plural amulettane)
- an amulet
References
- “amulett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
amulett c
- an amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | amulett | amuletts |
| definite | amuletten | amulettens | |
| plural | indefinite | amuletter | amuletters |
| definite | amuletterna | amuletternas |
Descendants
- → Finnish: amuletti