Wulst

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Wulst (bulge).

Noun

Wulst (plural Wulsts)

  1. (ornithology) An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wulst m, wulste f, from Old High German wulst m, wulsta f, from Proto-West Germanic *hwulfsti, from Proto-Germanic *hwulfstiz (curvature, vaulting, bulge), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (to curve). Related to German wölben (to curve, bend, arch), English whelm (to engulf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʊlst/
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Noun

Wulst m (strong, genitive Wulstes or Wulsts, plural Wülste or Wulste, diminutive Wülstchen n or Wülstlein n) or
Wulst f (genitive Wulst, plural Wülste or Wulste)

  1. oblong bulge
  2. wreath, garland
  3. (architecture) torus

Declension

  • wulsten
  • wulstig

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