bul
Translingual
Symbol
bul
Abu'
Noun
bul
References
- Otto I. M. S. Nekitel, The functions of -i in Abu' Arapesh, in The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton (2001), pages 241-246
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)
- bull
- (colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbul]
Noun
bul
- genitive plural of bula
Verb
bul
- second-person singular imperative of bulit
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse bolr (“bole”). .
Noun
bul c (singular definite bulen, plural indefinite buler)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bul | bulen | buler | bulerne |
genitive | buls | bulens | bulers | bulernes |
Derived terms
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʏl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bul
- Rhymes: -ʏl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.
Noun
bul m (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n, feminine koe)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bulle, from Latin bulla (“bull, decree”).
Noun
bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)
- great seal affixed to certain documents, notably charters from reigning princes and certain dignitaries
- such charter
- specifically, a papal bull
Alternative forms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: bùl
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)
- trinket, object of little value
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Hamer-Banna
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /búl/, [búl̥]
Noun
bul
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University
Karakalpak
Pronoun
bul
- this (demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing in the immediate vicinity of the speaker)
- Házirgi waqıtta bul bette hesh qanday maǵlıwmat joq.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bul m (definite singular bulen, indefinite plural bular, definite plural bulane)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of bol
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bul f
- genitive plural of bula
Verb
bul
- second-person singular imperative of bulić
Further reading
- bul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बुलि (buli, “vagina, anus”).
Noun
bul f (plural bulǎ)
Descendants
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʌl/
Noun
bul (plural buls)
- (Southern Scots) a bull