Bulle

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