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
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/, /ˈɡʌl.ət/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌlɪt
  • Rhymes: -ʌlət

Noun

gullet (plural gullets)

  1. The throat or esophagus.
  2. (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
  3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
  4. A channel for water.
  5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.

Synonyms

Translations
cytopharynx — see cytopharynx

See also

Northern Sami

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlːleh(t)/

Verb

gūlˈlet

  1. to (catch) fish
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

  1. inflection of gullat:
    1. third-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person singular past indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gullet n

  1. definite singular of gull

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gullet n

  1. definite singular of gull

Swedish

Noun

gullet

  1. definite singular of gull
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