Bulle
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English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bulle
- A municipality, the capital of Gruyère district, Fribourg canton, Switzerland.
- A commune in Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Via German Low German from Middle Low German bulle. Cognate with Dutch bul. More at bull.
Noun
[edit]Bulle m (weak, genitive Bullen, plural Bullen)
- bull (male cattle)
- (figurative) bull (strong or stout man)
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Declension of Bulle [masculine, weak]
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]Bulle m (weak, genitive Bullen, plural Bullen)
- (mildly derogatory) police officer, cop, pig
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Declension of Bulle [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
[edit]- Bullenschwein
- Bullette (female form; humorous)
- Bullerei
- guter Bulle, böser Bulle
Etymology 3
[edit]From Middle High German bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal capsule”, literally “ball, bullet”).
Noun
[edit]Bulle f (genitive Bulle, plural Bullen)
- bull (papal decree)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bulle [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Bulle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bulle, Stier, Polizeibeamter” in Duden online
- “Bulle, Siegelkapsel, Urkunde” in Duden online
Saterland Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian *bula, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. More at bull.
Noun
[edit]Bulle m
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