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
Declension of Wulst [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wulst die Wülste, Wulste
genitive eines des Wulstes, Wulsts der Wülste, Wulste
dative einem dem Wulst, Wulste1 den Wülsten, Wulsten
accusative einen den Wulst die Wülste, Wulste

1Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Wulst [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wulst die Wülste, Wulste
genitive einer der Wulst der Wülste, Wulste
dative einer der Wulst den Wülsten, Wulsten
accusative eine die Wulst die Wülste, Wulste
  • wulsten
  • wulstig

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