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sult

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See also: Sult and sült

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sultr.

Noun

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sult c (singular definite sulten, not used in plural form)

  1. hunger (need for food)
  2. starvation

Gutnish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sultr.

Noun

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sult m

  1. hunger, starvation

Irish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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sult m (genitive singular suilt)

  1. satisfaction
  2. enjoyment, pleasure
  3. amusement, fun

Declension

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Declension of sult (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative sult
vocative a shuilt
genitive suilt
dative sult
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an sult
genitive an tsuilt
dative leis an sult
don sult

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of sult
radical lenition eclipsis
sult shult
after an, tsult
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sultr.

Noun

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sult m (definite singular sulten, uncountable)

  1. hunger (need for food)
  2. starvation
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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sult

  1. imperative of sulte

See also

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References

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Old Norse

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Noun

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sult

  1. accusative singular indefinite of sultr m

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Akin to Irish saill.

Noun

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sult m (genitive singular suilt)

  1. fat (tissue)
  2. fatness, plumpness
  3. (dated) richness
  4. (dated) mirth, joy

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of sult
radical lenition
sult shult
after "an", t-sult

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.