bult

See also: Bult

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans bult, that from Dutch bult.

Noun

bult (plural bults)

  1. (South Africa) A ridge or small hill.

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • bilt, belt, bolt (obsolete or dialectal, surviving in placenames and compounds)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bulte, from Proto-West Germanic *bulti. Cognate with northern German Bult, Bülte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʏlt/
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  • Hyphenation: bult
  • Rhymes: -ʏlt

Noun

bult m (plural bulten, diminutive bultje n)

  1. bump (on an otherwise flat or even surface)
  2. hump

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bult

Anagrams

Karakalpak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bulït, compare Turkish bulut, Yakut былыт (bılıt).

Noun

bult

  1. cloud

Swedish
a fastening bolt with nut
bult

Noun

bult c

  1. bolt (metal fastener)

Declension
Declension of bult 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bult bulten bultar bultarna
Genitive bults bultens bultars bultarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

West Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bulti. Cognate with northern German Bult, Bülte.

Noun

bult c (plural bulten, diminutive bultsje)

  1. pile, heap
  2. (by extension) large amount
  3. bump (on the skin)
  4. bump, hump (raised area)

Alternative forms

Further reading
  • “bult”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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