German

Noun

Hut m ‎(genitive Huts or Hutes, plural Hüte, diminutive Hütchen n)

1. hat (see usage notes)
2. (of mushrooms) head; top

Usage notes

• German Hut is typically used of hats from a relatively firm fabric (or other material), with or without a brim, but with no peak. In other words, it is not commonly used of hats that could be called a “cap” (Mütze; Kappe) or “bonnet” (Haube).

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German huota, from Proto-Indo-European *kadh- ‎(“to protect”).

Noun

Hut f

1. guard

   auf der Hut sein - to be on guard

Related terms

• Obhut
• auf der Hut sein
• hüten
• behüten

English

Noun

hut ‎(plural huts)

1. a small wooden shed
2. a primitive dwelling

Translations

Verb

hut ‎(third-person singular simple present huts, present participle hutting, simple past and past participle hutted)

1. (rare, archaic, transitive) To put into a hut.

   to hut troops in winter quarters

2. (rare, dated, intransitive) To take shelter in a hut.
   • Washington Irving

     The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown.

   • 1869, O. Ogle, Calendar of the Clarendon State Papers - Page 219:

     Seven boatfuls of Dutch prisoners have been taken to Chelsea College, where they are to hut under the walls.

Etymology 2

A short, sharp sound of command. Compare hey, hup, etc.

Interjection

hut

1. (American football) Called by the quarterback to prepare the team for a play.

Anagrams

• Thu
• UHT

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *hut, from Proto-Indo-European *h2eu-t- 'downward(s)'. Cognate to Ancient Greek αὔτως ‎(aútōs, “in vain”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 ‎(auþs, “desert”)^[1].

Adverb

hut

1. in vain, vainly
2. empty, idle
3. good, appropriate

Related terms

• hutoj

Etymology 2

From the adverb or an onomatopoeia (compare English hoot).

Noun

hut m (indefinite plural hutë, definite singular huti, definite plural hutët)

1. owl

References

1. ↑ Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien (Amsterdam: Rodopoi, 1997), p.205

Dutch

A Dutch plaggenhut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦʏt/
• Rhymes: -ʏt

Noun

hut f ‎(plural hutten, diminutive hutje n)

1. a small wooden shed, hut.
2. a primitive dwelling.
3. a cabin on a boat.
4. a usually simple recreational lodging, pub, or suchlike for scouting, mountaineering, skiing, and so on.
5. (archaic or toponym) a roadhouse, inn or pub, sometimes primitive and/or of ill repute.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, whence also Old English hyd, Old Norse húð

Noun

hūt f

1. hide
2. skin

Descendants

• German: Haut

Polish

Noun

hut f

1. genitive plural of huta

Swedish

Interjection

hut

1. behave! (same as: du ska veta hut! = vet hut! = hut!)

Noun

hut n

1. decency, good manners, politeness, reason, common sense; only in a few expressions:

   du ska veta hut

   you should behave

   jag ska lära dig veta hut

   I shall teach you some decency

   jag kräver hut och hyfs av mina barn

   I demand good manners and behaviour of my children

Usage notes

• Very rarely, one sees a definite form hutet

Related terms

• huta
• hutlös

See also

• nu går skam på torra land