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bulla

See also: Bulla, buļļa, bülla, and ɓulla

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bull.

Noun

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bulla (plural bullae)

  1. (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as:
    1. (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
      Coordinate terms: vesicle, vesicula
  2. (archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
  3. (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
  4. Later, a handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
  5. The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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bulla (countable and uncountable, plural bullas)

  1. A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.

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Darkinjung

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʊllɐ/, /pʊllɐ/

Numeral

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bulla

  1. two

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse *bulla, from Proto-Germanic *bullōną.

Verb

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bulla (third person singular past indicative bullaði, third person plural past indicative bullaðu, supine bullað)

  1. to bubble, gush up
  2. to speak unintelligibly
  3. to gabble, babble, talk nonsense, twaddle
  4. to simmer

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bulla (group v-30)
infinitive bulla
supine bullað
participle (a6)1 bullandi bullaður
present past
first singular bulli bullaði
second singular bullar bullaði
third singular bullar bullaði
plural bulla bullaðu
imperative
singular bulla!
plural bullið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Finnish

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 bulla on Finnish Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbulːɑ/, [ˈbulːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ulːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bul‧la

Noun

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bulla

  1. bull (papal bull)

Declension

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Inflection of bulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative bulla bullat
genitive bullan bullien
partitive bullaa bullia
illative bullaan bulliin
singular plural
nominative bulla bullat
accusative nom. bulla bullat
gen. bullan
genitive bullan bullien
bullain rare
partitive bullaa bullia
inessive bullassa bullissa
elative bullasta bullista
illative bullaan bulliin
adessive bullalla bullilla
ablative bullalta bullilta
allative bullalle bullille
essive bullana bullina
translative bullaksi bulliksi
abessive bullatta bullitta
instructive — bullin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bullani bullani
accusative nom. bullani bullani
gen. bullani
genitive bullani bullieni
bullaini rare
partitive bullaani bulliani
inessive bullassani bullissani
elative bullastani bullistani
illative bullaani bulliini
adessive bullallani bullillani
ablative bullaltani bulliltani
allative bullalleni bullilleni
essive bullanani bullinani
translative bullakseni bullikseni
abessive bullattani bullittani
instructive — —
comitative — bullineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bullasi bullasi
accusative nom. bullasi bullasi
gen. bullasi
genitive bullasi bulliesi
bullaisi rare
partitive bullaasi bulliasi
inessive bullassasi bullissasi
elative bullastasi bullistasi
illative bullaasi bulliisi
adessive bullallasi bullillasi
ablative bullaltasi bulliltasi
allative bullallesi bullillesi
essive bullanasi bullinasi
translative bullaksesi bulliksesi
abessive bullattasi bullittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bullinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bullamme bullamme
accusative nom. bullamme bullamme
gen. bullamme
genitive bullamme bulliemme
bullaimme rare
partitive bullaamme bulliamme
inessive bullassamme bullissamme
elative bullastamme bullistamme
illative bullaamme bulliimme
adessive bullallamme bullillamme
ablative bullaltamme bulliltamme
allative bullallemme bullillemme
essive bullanamme bullinamme
translative bullaksemme bulliksemme
abessive bullattamme bullittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bullinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bullanne bullanne
accusative nom. bullanne bullanne
gen. bullanne
genitive bullanne bullienne
bullainne rare
partitive bullaanne bullianne
inessive bullassanne bullissanne
elative bullastanne bullistanne
illative bullaanne bulliinne
adessive bullallanne bullillanne
ablative bullaltanne bulliltanne
allative bullallenne bullillenne
essive bullananne bullinanne
translative bullaksenne bulliksenne
abessive bullattanne bullittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bullinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bullansa bullansa
accusative nom. bullansa bullansa
gen. bullansa
genitive bullansa bulliensa
bullainsa rare
partitive bullaansa bulliaan
bulliansa
inessive bullassaan
bullassansa 		bullissaan
bullissansa
elative bullastaan
bullastansa 		bullistaan
bullistansa
illative bullaansa bulliinsa
adessive bullallaan
bullallansa 		bullillaan
bullillansa
ablative bullaltaan
bullaltansa 		bulliltaan
bulliltansa
allative bullalleen
bullallensa 		bullilleen
bullillensa
essive bullanaan
bullanansa 		bullinaan
bullinansa
translative bullakseen
bullaksensa 		bullikseen
bulliksensa
abessive bullattaan
bullattansa 		bullittaan
bullittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bullineen
bullinensa

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French

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Verb

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bulla

  1. third-person singular past historic of buller

Galician

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Verb

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bulla

  1. inflection of bullar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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bulla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bullaði, supine bullað)

  1. (intransitive) to talk nonsense
  2. (intransitive) to boil, to bubble up
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bulla — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að bulla
supine
(sagnbót) 		bullað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		bullandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég bulla við bullum present
(nútíð) 		ég bulli við bullum
þú bullar þið bullið þú bullir þið bullið
hann, hún, það bullar þeir, þær, þau bulla hann, hún, það bulli þeir, þær, þau bulli
past
(þátíð) 		ég bullaði við bulluðum past
(þátíð) 		ég bullaði við bulluðum
þú bullaðir þið bulluðuð þú bullaðir þið bulluðuð
hann, hún, það bullaði þeir, þær, þau bulluðu hann, hún, það bullaði þeir, þær, þau bulluðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		bulla (þú) bullið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
bullaðu bulliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bullast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að bullast
supine
(sagnbót) 		bullast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		bullandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég bullast við bullumst present
(nútíð) 		ég bullist við bullumst
þú bullast þið bullist þú bullist þið bullist
hann, hún, það bullast þeir, þær, þau bullast hann, hún, það bullist þeir, þær, þau bullist
past
(þátíð) 		ég bullaðist við bulluðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég bullaðist við bulluðumst
þú bullaðist þið bulluðust þú bullaðist þið bulluðust
hann, hún, það bullaðist þeir, þær, þau bulluðust hann, hún, það bullaðist þeir, þær, þau bulluðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		bullast (þú) bullist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
bullastu bullisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bullaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		bullaður bulluð bullað bullaðir bullaðar bulluð
accusative
(þolfall) 		bullaðan bullaða bullað bullaða bullaðar bulluð
dative
(þágufall) 		bulluðum bullaðri bulluðu bulluðum bulluðum bulluðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		bullaðs bullaðrar bullaðs bullaðra bullaðra bullaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		bullaði bullaða bullaða bulluðu bulluðu bulluðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		bullaða bulluðu bullaða bulluðu bulluðu bulluðu
dative
(þágufall) 		bullaða bulluðu bullaða bulluðu bulluðu bulluðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		bullaða bulluðu bullaða bulluðu bulluðu bulluðu
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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bulla f (genitive singular bullu, nominative plural bullur)

  1. a piston
Declension
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declension of bulla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bulla bullan bullur bullurnar
accusative bullu bulluna bullur bullurnar
dative bullu bullunni bullum bullunum
genitive bullu bullunnar bulla/bullna bullanna/bullnanna
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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bulla f (genitive singular bullu, nominative plural bullur)

  1. a bully
Declension
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declension of bulla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bulla bullan bullur bullurnar
accusative bullu bulluna bullur bullurnar
dative bullu bullunni bullum bullunum
genitive bullu bullunnar bulla/bullna bullanna/bullnanna
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Irish

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bulla m (genitive singular bulla, nominative plural bullaí)

  1. (nautical) buoy
  2. (medicine) bulla
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish bulla, borrowed from Latin bulla.

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bulla m (genitive singular bulla, nominative plural bullaí)

  1. (Christianity) bull

Etymology 3

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Noun

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bulla m (genitive singular bulla, nominative plural bullaí)

  1. (finance) bull

Etymology 4

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Noun

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bulla m (genitive singular bulla, nominative plural bullaí)

  1. Alternative form of bolla (“bowl”)

Declension

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Declension of bulla

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bulla bullaí
Vocative a bhulla a bhullaí
Genitive bulla bullaí
Dative bulla bullaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bulla na bullaí
Genitive an bhulla na mbullaí
Dative leis an mbulla

don bhulla

leis na bullaí

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bulla bhulla mbulla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”),[1][2] same source as Middle Dutch puyl (“bag”) and Lithuanian bule (“buttocks”), or from *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).[3][4] Ultimately onomatopoeic.[5]

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Noun

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bulla f (genitive bullae); first declension

  1. a bubble
  2. a swollen or bubble-shaped object, particularly:
    1. a knob, boss, or stud, as on doors, shields, etc.
    2. (historical) a bulla: a protective (usually golden) amulet worn by upper-class Roman children
    4. (Medieval Latin, historical) a round metallic seal certifying official medieval documents, particularly the golden imperial seal and the leaden papal one.
  3. (Medieval Latin) a papal bull or other official document sealed with a bulla

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bulla bullae
Genitive bullae bullārum
Dative bullae bullīs
Accusative bullam bullās
Ablative bullā bullīs
Vocative bulla bullae

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References

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  • “bulla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “bulla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bulla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • bulla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “bulla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “bulla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 202 & 750
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bull”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959., p. 365
  4. ^ Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, p. 78
  5. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938–1954) “bulla”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter

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Verb

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-búĺla

  1. to be circumcised

Inflection

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbul.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulla
  • Syllabification: bul‧la

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bulla f

  1. (Roman Catholicism) bull (papal bull; a document from the papal chancellery)

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Declension of bulla
singular plural
nominative bulla bulle
genitive bulli bulli
dative bulli bullom
accusative bullę bulle
instrumental bullą bullami
locative bulli bullach
vocative bullo bulle

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  • bulla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bulla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • bulla in PWN's encyclopedia

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbuʝa/ [ˈbu.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈbuʎa/ [ˈbu.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbuʃa/ [ˈbu.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbuʒa/ [ˈbu.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: bu‧lla

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from bullir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

Noun

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bulla f (plural bullas)

  1. rowdiness, racket, ruckus
  2. (Andalusia) urgence
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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bulla

  1. inflection of bullir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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