bulletin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bulletin. By surface analysis, bull (“ball”) +‎ -et (“diminutive”) +‎ -in (“diminutive”). === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: bo͝olˈ-ə-tən, -ət-ən; IPA(key): /ˈbʊl.ə.tən/, /ˈbʊl.əʔ.n̩/ (UK) enPR: bo͝olˈ-ĭ-tĭn, -ə-tĭn; IPA(key): /ˈbʊl.ɪ.tɪn/, /ˈbʊl.ə.tɪn/ Hyphenation: bul‧le‧tin === Noun === bulletin (plural bulletins) A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized. A time-sensitive news item or short news report. Synonyms: alert, breaking news, newsflash, update A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization. Synonyms: newsletter, organ, periodical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bulletin (third-person singular simple present bulletins, present participle bulletining, simple past and past participle bulletined) (transitive) To announce (something) by means of such a report or publication. ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === bulletin (colloquial, often sarcastic) Introduces a fact (presumed to be obvious) of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware. Synonyms: hello, newsflash === Further reading === “bulletin”, in Collins English Dictionary. “bulletin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “bulletin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bulletin”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. == French == === Etymology === From Old French bullette + diminutive suffix -in, or possibly a borrowing from Italian bollettino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /byl.tɛ̃/ === Noun === bulletin m (plural bulletins) bulletin newsletter report card, school report ==== Derived terms ==== bulletin de vote bulletin scolaire système des bulletins électroniques ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: бюлетин (bjuletin) → Polish: biuletyn → Romanian: buletin → Russian: бюллетень (bjulletenʹ)→ Georgian: ბიულეტენი (biuleṭeni) → Turkish: bülten → Ukrainian: бюлетень (bjuletenʹ) === Further reading === “bulletin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletiner, definite plural bulletinene) alternative form of bulleteng == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletinar, definite plural bulletinane) alternative form of bulleteng