Beule

German

Etymology

From Middle High German biule, from Old High German būilla, būlla, būla, bulla, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ, *būlǭ. Cognate with Dutch buil, English boil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔɪ̯lə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Beu‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯lə

Noun

Beule f (genitive Beule, plural Beulen)

  1. any large, roundish swelling on the body, e.g. a bump on the forehead or a bubo
  2. bump, dent (deformation on a surface, be it outward or inward)
    Hyponym: Delle (always inward)

Declension

Declension of Beule [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Beule die Beulen
genitive einer der Beule der Beulen
dative einer der Beule den Beulen
accusative eine die Beule die Beulen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Beule” in Duden online
  • “Beule”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)