gullet

From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/, /ˈɡʌl.ət/

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• Rhymes: -ʌlɪt
• Rhymes: -ʌlət

gullet (plural gullets)

1. The throat or esophagus.
   • 2020 May 26, Charles Bramesco, “Corona-sploitation: is it too soon for Hollywood to make Covid-19 movies?”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Turning a national tragedy into something a person can pay $12 to watch while shoveling popcorn down their gullet struck detractors as perverse, though critics spilled a goodly amount of e-ink debating the actual merits of the work itself.

2. (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
4. A channel for water.
5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
6. The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.

• (throat or esophagus): gorge
• (cytopharynx): cytopharynx

• stick in someone's gullet

• gully

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlːleh(t)/

gūlˈlet

1. to (catch) fish

Contracted e-stem, no gradation
infinitive	gūlˈlet
1st sing. present	gūlˈlen
1st sing. past	gūlˈlejin
infinitive	gūlˈlet	action noun	gūlˈlen
present participle	gūlˈlejeaddji	action inessive	gūlˈlemin gūlˈleme
past participle	gūlˈlen	action elative	gūlˈlemis
agent participle	—	action comitative	gūlˈlemiin
		abessive	gūlˈlekeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	gūlˈlen	gūlˈlejin	gūlˈlejēhkon
2nd singular	gūlˈlet	gūlˈlejit	gūlˈle
3rd singular	gūlˈle	gūlˈlii	gūlˈlejēhkos
1st dual	gūlˈlejetne	gūlˈliime	gūlˈlejeadnu gūlˈlejeahkku
2nd dual	gūlˈlebeahtti	gūlˈliide	gūlˈlejeahkki
3rd dual	gūlˈleba	gūlˈliiga	gūlˈlejēhkoska
1st plural	gūlˈlet	gūlˈliimet	gūlˈlejētnot gūlˈlejēhkot gūlˈlejeahkkot gūlˈlejeadnot
2nd plural	gūlˈlebēhtet	gūlˈliidet	gūlˈlejēhket
3rd plural	gūlˈlejit	gūlˈlejedje	gūlˈlejēhkoset
connegative	gūlˈle	gūlˈlen	gūlˈle
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	gūlˈlešin gūlˈlešedjen	gūlˈlelin gūlˈleledjen	gūlˈležan
2nd singular	gūlˈlešit gūlˈlešedjet	gūlˈlelit gūlˈleledjet	gūlˈležat
3rd singular	gūlˈlešii	gūlˈlelii	gūlˈleža gūlˈleš
1st dual	gūlˈlešeimme	gūlˈleleimme	gūlˈležetne
2nd dual	gūlˈlešeidde	gūlˈleleidde	gūlˈležeahppi
3rd dual	gūlˈlešeigga	gūlˈleleigga	gūlˈležeaba
1st plural	gūlˈlešeimmet	gūlˈleleimmet	gūlˈležit gūlˈležat
2nd plural	gūlˈlešeiddet	gūlˈleleiddet	gūlˈležēhpet
3rd plural	gūlˈleše gūlˈlešedje	gūlˈlele gūlˈleledje	gūlˈležit
connegative	gūlˈleše	gūlˈlele	gūlˈleš

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkulleh(t)/

gullet

1. inflection of gullat:
   1. third-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person singular past indicative
   3. second-person plural imperative

gullet n

1. definite singular of gull

gullet n

1. definite singular of gull

gullet

1. definite singular of gull