Wulst

English

Alternative forms

• wulst

Etymology

From German Wulst (“bulge”).

Noun

Wulst (plural Wulsts)

1. (ornithology) An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.

Anagrams

• WUSTL

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wulst m, wulste f, from Old High German wulst m, wulsta f, from Proto-West Germanic *hwulfsti, from Proto-Germanic *hwulfstiz (“curvature, vaulting, bulge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve”). Related to German wölben (“to curve, bend, arch”), English whelm (“to engulf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʊlst/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Wulst m (strong, genitive Wulstes or Wulsts, plural Wülste or Wulste, diminutive Wülstchen n or Wülstlein n) or
Wulst f (genitive Wulst, plural Wülste or Wulste)

1. oblong bulge
2. wreath, garland
3. (architecture) torus

Declension

Declension of Wulst [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wulst	die	Wülste, Wulste
genitive	eines	des	Wulstes, Wulsts	der	Wülste, Wulste
dative	einem	dem	Wulst, Wulste1	den	Wülsten, Wulsten
accusative	einen	den	Wulst	die	Wülste, Wulste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Wulst [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wulst	die	Wülste, Wulste
genitive	einer	der	Wulst	der	Wülste, Wulste
dative	einer	der	Wulst	den	Wülsten, Wulsten
accusative	eine	die	Wulst	die	Wülste, Wulste

Related terms

• wulsten
• wulstig

Further reading

• “Wulst” in Duden online
• “Wulst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wulst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.