Bulle

bulle bullë bullé English <dab!> Proper noun en municipality/capital dist/Gruyère can/Fribourg c/Switzerland. en commune in dept/Doubs r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté c/France. Translations municipality in Switzerland French: fr Bulle commune in France French: fr Bulle German Pronunciation de /ˈbʊlə/ de De-Bulle.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de male cattle :der gml:bulle<id:bull><ety:der<odt:*bullo<id:bull><ety:der<gem-pro:*bulô<id:bull>>>>> Via de nds-de - from de gml bulle. Cognate with nl bul. More at bull. Noun m.weak bull male cattle de figurative bull strong or stout man Usage notes Though generally interchangeable with de Stier, only Bulle is commonly used in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany. The word is less frequent in the South. Declension m.weak Synonyms de Stier Derived terms de bullig Etymology 2 de policeman Documented since the 19th century. Probably from de Polizist (or an abbreviation thereof), whose first syllable may in some dialects have become homophonous to Bulle (“bull”). Another possibility is a derivation from de Puller or de Landpuller, a non-derogatory term for a policeman of the 18th century. Noun m.weak de mildly pejorative police officer, cop, pig de 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 m.weak Derived terms de Bullette female form; humorous de Bullerei Related terms de Bullenschwein de Bullenwanne de guter Bulle, böser Bulle Etymology 3 de papal bull de papal decree :inh gmh:bulle<ety:bor<la-med:bulla>> From de gmh bulle, from de la-med bulla seal capsule ball, bullet. Noun f bull papal decree Declension f Derived terms de Goldbulle Further reading Bulle_Stier_Polizeibeamter Bulle, Stier, Polizeibeamter Bulle_Siegelkapsel_Urkunde Bulle, Siegelkapsel, Urkunde de Cattle Male animals Pennsylvania German Pronunciation pdc /ˈbʊlə/ [ˈb̥ʊlə] pdc ʊlə 2 Noun pdc noun form p pdc Bull bull; testicles plural Saterland Frisian Etymology From stq ofs *bula, from stq gem-pro *bulô. More at en bull. Noun stq noun m stq zoology bull; steer