Feminine

Beule

Meaning

  1. (feminine) any large, roundish swelling on the body, e.g. a bump on the forehead or a bubo
  2. (feminine) bump, dent (deformation on a surface, be it outward or inward)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

chnuusse

Aargau

Aargau

nüüssi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

byyle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bugg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔʏ̯lə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German biule, from Old High German būilla, būlla, būla, bulla, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ, *būlǭ. Cognate with Dutch buil, English boil.

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