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Beule

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German

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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