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gut
English
Etymology
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *??ewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ??otan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.
The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t/
- (Inland Northern American)
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
gut (countable and uncountable, plural guts)
- The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
- (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged
- (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
- A person's emotional, visceral self.
- (informal) A class that is not demanding or challenging.
- A narrow passage of water.
- The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
Synonyms
- (alimentary canal, intestine): alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards
- (abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged): abdomen, beer belly, (enlarged), beer gut (UK, enlarged), belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy
- (intestines of an animal used to make strings): catgut
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
gut (third-person singular simple present guts, present participle gutting, simple past and past participle gutted)
- (transitive) To eviscerate.
- (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
Translations
Adjective
gut (comparative more gut, superlative most gut)
- Made of gut.
- Instinctive.
Related terms
- blood-and-guts
Translations
Anagrams
- UTG, tug
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- got (northern Moselle Franconian)
- jot (Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Old High German guod, northern variant of guot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?t/
Adjective
gut (masculine gude, feminine gut, comparative besser, superlative et beste)
- (southern Moselle Franconian) good
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ut/, [??ud?]
Etymology 1
From Norwegian gutt.
Noun
gut c (singular definite gutten, plural indefinite gutter)
- boy, lad, bloke
Inflection
Etymology 2
From English gut.
Noun
gut c (singular definite gutten, not used in plural form)
- gut (intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc)
Dutch
Etymology
A minced oath from god.
Pronunciation
Interjection
gut
- gee
German
Alternative forms
- g?t (Early New High German)
Etymology
From Old High German guot, from Proto-Germanic *g?daz, from Proto-Indo-European *g?ed?-. Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?t/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /??t/ (colloquial, chiefly for the interjection)
- (Germany)
- (Austria)
- Rhymes: -u?t
Adjective
gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)
- good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
- good (effective; useful)
- good (fortunate)
- good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
- all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
- good (full; entire; at least as much as)
Declension
Antonyms
- schlecht (qualitatively or ethically bad)
- böse (morally evil)
Derived terms
Adverb
gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)
- well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
- a little more than (with measurements)
- Antonym: knapp
- easily, likely
Interjection
gut
- okay, all right, now then
Further reading
- “gut” in Duden online
- “gut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle English
Noun
gut
- Alternative form of gutte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Possibly from Dutch guit (“troublemaker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t/
Noun
gut m (definite singular guten, indefinite plural gutar, definite plural gutane)
- a boy (young male)
Derived terms
- ballgut
See also
- gutt (Bokmål)
References
“gut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German guot. Compare German gut, Dutch goed, English good.
Adjective
gut (comparative besser, superlative bescht)
- good
- kind
Related terms
- besser
- bescht
Romansch
Noun
gut m (plural guts)
- drop
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English good.
Adverb
gut
- well
Related terms
- gutpela
- nogut
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /???t/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /??t/
Noun
gut
- Soft mutation of cut.
Mutation
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Norwegian gutt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t/
Noun
gut
- A boy
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guv
English
Alternative forms
- gov
Etymology
Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.
Noun
guv (uncountable)
- (Britain, chiefly London, informal) a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir.
- Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.
- Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.
Synonyms
- boss
Translations
Related terms
- guv'nor
- governor
Anagrams
- vug
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