amulett
See also: Amulett
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from Latin āmūlētum, ultimately possibly from Arabic حَمَلَ (ḥamala, “to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑmuˈletʲː/, [ɑmuˈletʲː]
- Rhymes: -etʲː
- Hyphenation: a‧mu‧lett
Noun
amulett (genitive amuleti, partitive amuletti)
- amulet (an object worn around the neck or other parts of the body that is believed to have magical, protective power)
- ristikulehe kujuga amulett ― an amulet in the shape of a clover leaf
Usage notes
Amulett is a more universal word than ohutis. The latter is used more in connection with older folk culture.
Declension
Declension of amulett (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amulett | amuletid |
| genitive | amuleti | amulettide |
| partitive | amuletti | amulette / amulettisid |
| illative | amuletti / amuletisse | amulettidesse / amuletesse |
| inessive | amuletis | amulettides / amuletes |
| elative | amuletist | amulettidest / amuletest |
| allative | amuletile | amulettidele / amuletele |
| adessive | amuletil | amulettidel / amuletel |
| ablative | amuletilt | amulettidelt / amuletelt |
| translative | amuletiks | amulettideks / amuleteks |
| terminative | amuletini | amulettideni |
| essive | amuletina | amulettidena |
| abessive | amuletita | amulettideta |
| comitative | amuletiga | amulettidega |
Synonyms
- ohutis
Compounds
- amulettsõrmus
References
- amulett in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- amulett in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- amulett in Sõnaveeb
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin amuletum.
Noun
amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amuletter, definite plural amulettene)
- an amulet
References
- “amulett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin amuletum.
Noun
amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amulettar, definite plural amulettane)
- an amulet
References
- “amulett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
amulett
Noun
amulett c
- amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)
Declension
| Declension of amulett | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | amulett | amuletten | amuletter | amuletterna |
| Genitive | amuletts | amulettens | amuletters | amuletternas |
Descendants
- → Finnish: amuletti