Feminine

Wulst

Meaning

  1. (feminine, masculine, strong) oblong bulge
  2. (feminine, masculine, strong) wreath, garland
  3. (feminine, masculine, strong) torus

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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