sulky

== English == === Etymology === See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌlki/ === Adjective === sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest) (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said. Synonyms: sullen, morose ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sulky (plural sulkies) A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing. Any carriage seating only the driver. ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: sulky ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sulky. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʏl.ki/ Hyphenation: sul‧ky Rhymes: -ʏlki === Noun === sulky m (plural sulky's, no diminutive) sulky (light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing) === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sulky”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “sulky”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 === Further reading === Sulky (paardensport) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sulky. === Noun === sulky n (uncountable) sulky ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === sulky c a sulky (used in harness racing) (US) a stroller, (UK) a pushchair Synonym: (possibly larger) barnvagn ==== Declension ==== === References === “sulky”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “sulky”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sulky”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)