ljut

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ljutъ (Russian лю́тый (ljútyj), Polish luty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎûːt/

Adjective

ljȗt (definite ljȗtī, comparative ljȕćī, Cyrillic spelling љу̑т)

  1. angry
  2. bitter, fierce
  3. peppery
  4. hot, spicy

Declension

References

  • ljut” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ljótr, from Proto-Germanic *leutaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jʉ́ːt], [léʊ̯ːt], [lɪ̯úːt]
    Rhymes: -ʉ́ːt, -jʉ́ːt

Adjective

ljut (comparative ljutänä, superlative ljutäst)

  1. ugly, wicked
  2. unsightly, deformed
    Ljut i syna
    who has an ugly face
    hä wȧr ’n fȧhli jut ’n stint
    It was/that is a terribly ugly girl.
    du gjär då gräsäli mȯnnjut
    You are frightfully ugly around the mouth/have a frightfully ugly mouth.

References

  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ljut”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 408
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