gâlt

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

gâlt n (plural gâlturi)

  1. (obsolete) throat
    Synonym: gât

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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