Wulst
English
Alternative forms
- wulst
Etymology
From German Wulst (“bulge”).
Noun
Wulst (plural Wulsts)
- (ornithology) An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.
Anagrams
- WUSTL
German
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʊlst/
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Noun
Wulst m (strong, genitive Wulstes or Wulsts, plural Wülste or Wulste, diminutive Wülstchen n or Wülstlein n) or
Wulst f (genitive Wulst, plural Wülste or Wulste)
- oblong bulge
- wreath, garland
- (architecture) torus
Declension
Declension of Wulst [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wulst | die | Wülste, Wulste |
| genitive | eines | des | Wulstes, Wulsts | der | Wülste, Wulste |
| dative | einem | dem | Wulst, Wulste1 | den | Wülsten, Wulsten |
| accusative | einen | den | Wulst | die | Wülste, Wulste |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Declension of Wulst [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wulst | die | Wülste, Wulste |
| genitive | einer | der | Wulst | der | Wülste, Wulste |
| dative | einer | der | Wulst | den | Wülsten, Wulsten |
| accusative | eine | die | Wulst | die | Wülste, Wulste |
Related terms
- wulsten
- wulstig
Further reading
- “Wulst” in Duden online
- “Wulst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wulst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.