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)

  1. 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 (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative amulett amuletid
accusative nom.
gen. amuleti
genitive 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 [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “amulett”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • amulett in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum (“amulet”), later also an internationalism chiefly via German Amulett (“amulet”) and French amulette (“amulet”) (see also English amulet).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmulɛtː]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtː
  • Hyphenation: amu‧lett

Noun

amulett (plural amulettek)

  1. amulet (protective charm or ornament)
    Near-synonym: talizmán

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative amulett amulettek
accusative amulettet amuletteket
dative amulettnek amuletteknek
instrumental amulettel amulettekkel
causal-final amulettért amulettekért
translative amuletté amulettekké
terminative amulettig amulettekig
essive-formal amulettként amulettekként
essive-modal — —
inessive amulettben amulettekben
superessive amuletten amuletteken
adessive amulettnél amuletteknél
illative amulettbe amulettekbe
sublative amulettre amulettekre
allative amuletthez amulettekhez
elative amulettből amulettekből
delative amulettről amulettekről
ablative amulettől amulettektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 amuletté amuletteké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 amulettéi amulettekéi
Possessive forms of amulett
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. amulettem amulettjeim
2nd person sing. amuletted amulettjeid
3rd person sing. amulettje amulettjei
1st person plural amulettünk amulettjeink
2nd person plural amulettetek amulettjeitek
3rd person plural amulettjük amulettjeik

Derived terms

References
  1. amulett in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading
  • amulett in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • amulett in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amuletter, definite plural amulettene)

  1. an amulet

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin amuletum.

Noun

amulett m (definite singular amuletten, indefinite plural amulettar, definite plural amulettane)

  1. an amulet

References

Swedish
en amulett

Noun

amulett c

  1. an 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

See also

References
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