/²bɵlɛ/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish bulle (“small round drinking cup”), from Old Norse bolli. See also bolle. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell up; round object”). Possible doublet of boll, bula, and bål. See also bälg and bölja for an extended form of the root.
- common-gendera bun, a small bread roll
- common-gender, in-compounds, usuallya ball-shaped or thick round piece (of some (ground-up or shredded) food)
- common-gender, slanga taxi, a cab
Formerbulle(indefinite, nominative, singular) · bulles(genitive, indefinite, singular) · bullen(definite, nominative, singular) · bullens(definite, genitive, singular) · bullar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · bullars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · bullarna(definite, nominative, plural) · bullarnas(definite, genitive, plural)