gâlt

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *глътъ (*glŭtŭ) (hence Bulgarian гълтам (gǎltam, “to swallow”)), from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”). Compare also gât.

Noun

gâlt n (plural gâlturi)

  1. (obsolete) throat
    Synonym: gât

Declension
Declension of gâlt
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gâlt gâltul (niște) gâlturi gâlturile
genitive/dative (unui) gâlt gâltului (unor) gâlturi gâlturilor
vocative gâltule gâlturilor

References
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гълтам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 301
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