kule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kule"

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkulɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ulɛ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧le

Noun

kule f

  1. bullet
    Synonyms: koule, kulka
  2. (slang, education) the worst grade for a performance at school
    Synonyms: pětka, koule, basa
  3. (informal) testicle
    Synonyms: koule, varle
  4. (plural only) suit in German playing cards

Declension

Derived terms

See also

German suits in Czech · barvy německých karet (layout · text)
srdce, červené kule listy, zelené žaludy

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kúla (swelling), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, cognate with Swedish kula (bump), German Kaule (dated), Kuhle (hollow, from Low German), Dutch kuil (pit).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kule c (singular definite kulen, plural indefinite kuler)

  1. pit

Declension

Declension of kule
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kule kulen kuler kulerne
genitive kules kulens kulers kulernes

Verb

kule (past tense kulede, past participle kulet)

  1. to pit

Conjugation

Conjugation of kule
active passive
present kuler kules
past kulede kuledes
infinitive kule kules
imperative kul
participle
present kulende
past kulet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund kulen

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Kugel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʉːlə/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːlə

Noun

kule f or m (definite singular kula or kulen, indefinite plural kuler, definite plural kulene)

  1. a bullet (projectile)
  2. a sphere (geometry)
  3. a ball (see also ball (Bokmål))
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʉːlə/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːlə

Adjective

kule

  1. definite singular of kul
  2. plural of kul

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²kʉːlə/

Etymology 1

From German Kugel.

Noun

kule f (definite singular kula, indefinite plural kuler, definite plural kulene)

  1. a bullet (projectile)
  2. a sphere (geometry)
  3. a ball (see also ball)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

kule

  1. definite singular of kul
  2. plural of kul

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

kule

  1. inflection of kula (clan):
    1. locative singular
    2. accusative plural

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.lɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulɛ
  • Syllabification: ku‧le
  • Homophone: kulę

Noun

kule f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kula

Siroi

Noun

kule

  1. water

References

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuʎe]

Noun

kule f

  1. inflection of kuľa:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Swahili

Adjective

kule

  1. ku class(XV/XVII) inflected form of -le

Tabaru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.le/

Noun

kule

  1. an evil spirit
    'ami kule mitabadongosamashe is continually possessed by an evil spirit

References

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle), from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, pinnacle, zenith). Alternatively, from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, fort, fortress).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kule (definite accusative kuleyi, plural kuleler)

  1. tower
  2. turret
  3. steeple
  4. fort
  5. fortress
  6. citadel

Derived terms

  • Babil Kulesi (Tower of Babel)
  • Eyfel Kulesi (Eiffel Tower)