Bull
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English
Proper noun
Bull
- A surname transferred from the nickname derived from the name of the animal.
Derived terms
- Bulls (place name)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
- The sense “bottle” from Latin ampulla (cf. German Pulle), or from contraction of dated Buddel, from French bouteille, or from a merger of these.
- The sense “ball” probably from French boule, from Latin bulla. However, the Luxemburger Wörterbuch seems to imply that it was originally used especially of glass balls, hence perhaps in part from loose use of the above.
- In both senses, influence by the word Boll (“bowl”), from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ, is also possible.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bull f (plural Bullen)