Bulle

See also: bulle, bullë, and bullé

English

Proper noun

Bulle

  1. A municipality, the capital of Gruyère district, Fribourg canton, Switzerland.
  2. A commune in Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Translations

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊlə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    Via German Low German from Middle Low German bulle. Cognate with Dutch bul. More at bull.

    Noun

    Bulle m (weak, genitive Bullen, plural Bullen)

    1. bull (male cattle)
    2. (figurative) bull (strong or stout man)
    Usage notes
    • Though generally interchangeable with Stier, only Bulle is commonly used in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany. The word is less frequent in the South.
    Declension
    Declension of Bulle [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Bulle die Bullen
    genitive eines des Bullen der Bullen
    dative einem dem Bullen den Bullen
    accusative einen den Bullen die Bullen
    Synonyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Documented since the 19th century. Probably from Polizist (or an abbreviation thereof), whose first syllable may in some dialects have become homophonous to Bulle (“bull”). Another possibility is a derivation from Puller or Landpuller, a non-derogatory term for a policeman of the 18th century.

      Noun

      Bulle m (weak, genitive Bullen, plural Bullen)

      1. (mildly derogatory) police officer, cop, pig synonym of Polizist
      Usage notes
      • The word is only mildly pejorative in colloquial speech; it is nevertheless punishable in Germany to use it in the presence of a police officer on duty.
      Declension
      Declension of Bulle [masculine, weak]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein der Bulle die Bullen
      genitive eines des Bullen der Bullen
      dative einem dem Bullen den Bullen
      accusative einen den Bullen die Bullen
      Derived terms
      • Bullette (female form; humorous)
      • Bullerei

      Etymology 3

          From Middle High German bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal capsule”, literally “ball, bullet”).

          Noun

          Bulle f (genitive Bulle, plural Bullen)

          1. bull (papal decree)
          Declension
          Declension of Bulle [feminine]
          singular plural
          indef. def. noun def. noun
          nominative eine die Bulle die Bullen
          genitive einer der Bulle der Bullen
          dative einer der Bulle den Bullen
          accusative eine die Bulle die Bullen
          Derived terms

          Further reading

          Pennsylvania German

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈbʊlə/, [ˈb̥ʊlə]
          • Rhymes: -ʊlə

          Noun

          Bulle pl

          1. plural of Bull (“bull; testicles”)

          Saterland Frisian

          Etymology

          From Old Frisian *bula, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. More at bull.

          Noun

          Bulle m

          1. (zoology) bull; steer
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