gullet
English
WOTD – 4 May 2009
Etymology
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- ("throat")
Pronunciation
Noun
gullet (plural gullets)
- The throat or esophagus.
- (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
- The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
- A channel for water.
- A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
Synonyms
- (throat or esophagus): gorge
- (cytopharynx): cytopharynx
Translations
the throat or esophagus
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cytopharynx — see cytopharynx
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlːleh(t)/
Inflection
| Contracted e-stem, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gūlˈlet | ||
| 1st sing. present | gūlˈlen | ||
| 1st sing. past | gūlˈlejin | ||
| infinitive | gūlˈlet | action noun | gūlˈlen |
| present participle | gūlˈlejeaddji | action inessive | gūlˈlemin gūlˈleme |
| past participle | gūlˈlen | action elative | gūlˈlemis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | gūlˈlemiin |
| abessive | gūlˈlekeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | gūlˈlen | gūlˈlejin | gūlˈlejēhkon |
| 2nd singular | gūlˈlet | gūlˈlejit | gūlˈle |
| 3rd singular | gūlˈle | gūlˈlii | gūlˈlejēhkos |
| 1st dual | gūlˈlejetne | gūlˈliime | gūlˈlejeadnu gūlˈlejeahkku |
| 2nd dual | gūlˈlebeahtti | gūlˈliide | gūlˈlejeahkki |
| 3rd dual | gūlˈleba | gūlˈliiga | gūlˈlejēhkoska |
| 1st plural | gūlˈlet | gūlˈliimet | gūlˈlejētnot gūlˈlejēhkot gūlˈlejeahkkot gūlˈlejeadnot |
| 2nd plural | gūlˈlebēhtet | gūlˈliidet | gūlˈlejēhket |
| 3rd plural | gūlˈlejit | gūlˈlejedje | gūlˈlejēhkoset |
| connegative | gūlˈle | gūlˈlen | gūlˈle |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | gūlˈlešin gūlˈlešedjen |
gūlˈlelin gūlˈleledjen |
gūlˈležan |
| 2nd singular | gūlˈlešit gūlˈlešedjet |
gūlˈlelit gūlˈleledjet |
gūlˈležat |
| 3rd singular | gūlˈlešii | gūlˈlelii | gūlˈleža gūlˈleš |
| 1st dual | gūlˈlešeimme | gūlˈleleimme | gūlˈležetne |
| 2nd dual | gūlˈlešeidde | gūlˈleleidde | gūlˈležeahppi |
| 3rd dual | gūlˈlešeigga | gūlˈleleigga | gūlˈležeaba |
| 1st plural | gūlˈlešeimmet | gūlˈleleimmet | gūlˈležit gūlˈležat |
| 2nd plural | gūlˈlešeiddet | gūlˈleleiddet | gūlˈležēhpet |
| 3rd plural | gūlˈleše gūlˈlešedje |
gūlˈlele gūlˈleledje |
gūlˈležit |
| connegative | gūlˈleše | gūlˈlele | gūlˈleš |
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkulleh(t)/
Verb
gullet
- inflection of gullat:
- third-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular past indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
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