# kult
## Albanian
### Noun

kult m
* cult

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kult”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
* Newmark, L. (1999) “kult”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkult]
* Rhymes: -ult

### Noun

kult m inan
* cult

#### Related terms

* kultivace
* kultivovat
* kultovní
* kultura
* kulturista
* kulturistický
* kulturistika

### Further reading

* “kult”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kult”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kult”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French culte, from Latin cultus. Doublet of kultur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkulˀd]

### Noun

kult c (singular definite kulten, plural indefinite kulter)
* a cult
    Synonym: kultus (archaic)

#### Derived terms

* dødekult
* frugtbarhedskult
* kultbog
* kultfigur
* kultfilm
* kultfænomen
* kultisk
* kultivator
* kultivere
* kultiveret
* kultivering
* kultstatus
* kultsted
* kulttegning

#### See also

* sekt

### References

* “kult” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Estonian
### Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gultiō). Compare Swedish galt (“male pig”). Alternatively a variant of the word kull (“hawk”) (The Votic cognate has the meanings "male animal", "male pig").

### Noun

kult (genitive kuldi, partitive kulti)
* a boar (male pig)

#### Declension
## Latvian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kūlt]
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### Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to hit, strike”) thence also Latvian kalt. From a parallel form of the root Proto-Indo-European *kol- in its reduced grade Proto-Indo-European *kl̥- > Proto-Baltic *kul- whence this term. Cognate with Lithuanian kùlti.

#### Verb

kult (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present kuļu, kul, kuļ, past kūlu)
* (transitive) to thresh

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn, move”). However, according to a different view (Endzelīns, Fraenkel, Blese, Urbutis, Karaliūnas) etymology 2 is the same as etymology 1.

#### Verb

kult (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present kuļu, kul, kuļ, past kūlu)
* (transitive) to beat (eggs, etc.)
* (transitive) to churn

##### Conjugation
### References

* 1 2 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kult”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʉlt/
* Rhymes: -ʉlt

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

kult
* neuter singular of kul

### Etymology 2

From Latin cultus.

#### Noun

kult m (definite singular kulten, indefinite plural kulter, definite plural kultene)
* a cult

##### Synonyms

* kultus

### References

* “kult” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

kult
* neuter singular of kul

### Etymology 2

From Latin cultus.

#### Noun

kult m (definite singular kulten, indefinite plural kultar, definite plural kultane)
* a cult

##### Synonyms

* kultus

### References

* “kult” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French culte.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkult/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ult
* Syllabification: kult

### Noun

kult m inan (related adjective kultowy)
* (derogatory, religion) cult, sect
    Synonym: sekta
* (religion) cult (devotion to a saint)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kult in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kult in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kûlt/

### Noun

kȕlt m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏лт)
* cult

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French culte, from Latin cultus. Doublet of kultur.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kult c
* cult

#### Derived terms

* ankult
* druidkult
* dödskult
* falloskult
* fruktbarhetskult
* genikult
* helgonkult
* kroppskult
* kultband
* kultbok
* kultfigur
* kultfilm
* kultföremål
* kultförklarad
* kultklassiker
* kultplats
* kultstatus
* kändiskult
* ledarkult
* madonnakult
* nakenkult
* personkult
* satanskult
* solkult
* stjärnkult
* ungdomskult
* voodookult

#### See also

* sekt

### References

* kult in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kult in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kult in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)