*bulô
Runic: ᛒᚢᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbu.lɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
bull
Etymology
From *bulô ~ *bullaz with consonant gradation, from a Proto-Indo-European n-stem such as *bʰl̥-ḗn ~ *bʰl̥-n-ós, ultimately from root *bʰel- (‘to blow, swell up’). The original meaning may have been ‘testicle’, similar to Proto-Germanic cognates meaning ‘ball; testicle’. Cognates are Latin follis (‘bellows; purse, sack, money bag; an inflated ball; paunch, belly’), Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós) (phallós, ‘penis, phallus’) and Old Irish ball (‘a body part; member of a group; part, portion’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bulô | bulaniz |
| Acc. | bulanų | bulanunz |
| Gen. | buliniz | bulanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | bulini | bulammaz |
| Inst. | bulinē | bulammiz |
| Voc. | bulô | bulaniz |
Descendants
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*bulō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*bulo, *bullo (Old Dutch)
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bolle, bulle (Middle Dutch)
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bul (Dutch)
- bul (Afrikaans)
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bul (Dutch)
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bolle, bulle (Middle Dutch)
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*bulo, *bullo (Old Dutch)
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*bulō (Proto-West Germanic)
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bula (Old English)
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bole, bule, bul (Middle English)
- bull (English)
- bul, bull (Scots)
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bole, bule, bul (Middle English)
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bula (Old English)
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*bulō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*bula (Old Frisian)
- Bulle (Saterland Frisian)
- bolle (West Frisian)
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*bula (Old Frisian)
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*bulō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*bulo, *bullo (Old Saxon)
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bulle (Middle Low German)
- Bulle (German)
- Bull (Low German)
- Bull (Low German)
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bulle (Middle Low German)
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*bulo, *bullo (Old Saxon)
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boli (Old Norse)
- boli (Faroese)
- boli (Icelandic)
- bulla (Swedish)