gâlt

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Romanian

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Etymology

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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

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gâlt n (plural gâlturi)

  1. (obsolete) throat
    Synonym: gât

Declension

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References

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