Wiktionary

ululate

English

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WOTD – 4 July 2006

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːljuleɪt/, /ˈʌljəleɪt/
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Verb

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ululate (third-person singular simple present ululates, present participle ululating, simple past and past participle ululated)

  1. to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
    • 1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear:
      Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.
  2. to produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ululate

  1. inflection of ululare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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ululate f pl

  1. feminine plural of ululato

Latin

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Verb

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ululāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ululō

Spanish

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Verb

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ululate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ulular combined with te
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