βούλα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βούλλα (boúlla), from Latin bulla.

Noun

βούλα • (voúla) f (plural βούλες)

1. seal (stamp and its impression used to seal envelopes and authenticate documents)
2. dimple (in chin, etc)
3. (papal) bull

Declension

Declension of βούλα

	singular	plural
nominative	βούλα •	βούλες •
genitive	βούλας •	βουλών •
accusative	βούλα •	βούλες •
vocative	βούλα •	βούλες •

Coordinate terms

• αλύμαντος (alýmantos, “intact (seal)”, adjective)

Related terms

• βουλοκέρι n (voulokéri, “sealing wax”)

Descendants

• → Albanian: vulë
• → Aromanian: vulã
• → Bulgarian: ву́ла (vúla)

References

• “βούλα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998