kul
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian * ̊kull-, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- 'to revolve, twist'. Occurs almost exclusively in prefixed form with për-. Probably related to ul.
Verb
kul (first-person singular past tense (për)kula, participle (për)kulur)
Derived terms
Arin
Noun
kul
References
- Laut- und Wortgeschichte der Türksprachen →ISBN, 1995)
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”). Compare Swedish kol, German Kohle, Dutch kool, English coal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔl/, [kʰɔl]
Noun
kul n (singular definite kullet, plural indefinite kul)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kul | kullet | kul | kullene |
| genitive | kuls | kullets | kuls | kullenes |
Etymology 2
See kule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːl/, [kʰuːˀl]
Verb
kul
- imperative of kule
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʏl/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cul, kul (“testicle”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
kul f (plural kullen, diminutive kulletje n)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of flauwekul, a compound of the adjective flauw (“insipid, tasteless”) and the noun kul (“testicle”).
Noun
kul m (uncountable)
Derived terms
- kulargument
- kulverhaal
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kul/, [kul]
Noun
kul m (plural kuly, Perso-Arabic تریش, Devanagari त्रेश)
- tree
- Tsú khotukh kulis.
- You climbed up the tree.
Declension
| Declension of kul | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kul | kuly |
| ergative | kulyan | kulyav |
| dative | kulis | kulyan |
| ablative | kuli | kulyav |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Related to the noun kule
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉːɽ/, /kʉːl/
- Rhymes: -ʉːɽ, -ʉːl
- Rhymes: -ʉːɽ
Noun
kul m (definite singular kulen, indefinite plural kuler, definite plural kulene)
Etymology 2
From Swedish kul, with meaning influenced by English cool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉːl/
- Rhymes: -ʉːl
Adjective
kul (masculine and feminine kul, neuter kult, definite singular and plural kule, comparative kulere, indefinite superlative kulest, definite superlative kuleste)
- cool (awesome)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉːl/
- Rhymes: -ʉːl
Verb
kul
- imperative of kule
References
- “kul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- NAOB
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Related to the noun kule
Noun
kul m (definite singular kulen, indefinite plural kular, definite plural kulane)
Etymology 2
From Swedish kul, with meaning influenced by English cool.
Adjective
kul (masculine and feminine kul, neuter kult, definite singular and plural kule, comparative kulare, indefinite superlative kulast, definite superlative kulaste)
- cool (awesome)
Etymology 3
Verb
kul
- imperative of kule
References
- “kul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kûːl/
Adjective
kȗl (Cyrillic spelling ку̑л)
- cool: popular, great, in fashion
- Taj frajer je zbilja kul! — That dude is really cool!
Adverb
kȗl (Cyrillic spelling ку̑л)
- cool, in a cool manner
Swedish
Etymology
Unclear origin. First seen in 1911.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉːl/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːl
Adjective
kul
Declension
No inflected forms. Sometimes kulig is used when inflected forms are needed.
Related terms
- jättekul
- kulig
- skitkul
See also
References
- kul in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قول (qul, “male slave, servant”), from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”). Cognate to Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰞 (qul, “slave”), Karakhanid قُلْ (qul, “slave”), Khakas хул (xul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊl/
- Hyphenation: kul
Noun
kul (definite accusative kulu, plural kullar)
Declension
| Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | kul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | kulu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | kul | kullar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | kulu | kulları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | kula | kullara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | kulda | kullarda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | kuldan | kullardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | kulun | kulların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related terms
- kullu
- kulsuz
- kulluk
- kullanmak
- kul köle
- hatasız kul olmaz
See also
Yucatec Maya
Verb
kul (positional)
- to sit