kugle

Danish

Etymology

From German Kugel (“ball, sphere”), from Proto-Germanic *kūgilaz, *kuggilaz, cognate with Dutch kogel, English cudgel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːlə/, [ˈkʰuːlə]
• Homophone: kule

Noun

kugle c (singular definite kuglen, plural indefinite kugler)

1. ball
2. pellet
3. marble
4. bullet (for firearms)

   Manden fik en kugle mellem øjnene.

   The man received a bullet between the eyes.

5. (geometry) sphere
6. (informal, chiefly plural) testicle

Declension

Declension of kugle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kugle	kuglen	kugler	kuglerne
genitive	kugles	kuglens	kuglers	kuglernes

Synonyms

• (sphere): sfære

Derived terms

• skøre kugle

See also

• kugle on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kugle

1. inflection of kugeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative