Feminine
Wulst
Meaning
- (feminine, masculine, strong) oblong bulge
- (feminine, masculine, strong) wreath, garland
- (feminine, masculine, strong) torus
Concepts
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vʊlst/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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