Pulle

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Pull(e), from Middle Low German appulle, from Latin ampulla. Doublet of Ampel and Ampulle. Compare Dutch pul (“tankard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊlə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Pulle f (genitive Pulle, plural Pullen, diminutive Püllchen n or (regional) Pülleken n)

1. (colloquial) bottle

   Synonyms: (colloquial) Buddel, (standard) Flasche

Declension

Declension of Pulle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pulle	die	Pullen
genitive	einer	der	Pulle	der	Pullen
dative	einer	der	Pulle	den	Pullen
accusative	eine	die	Pulle	die	Pullen

Derived terms

• Bierpulle, Schnapspulle, Wasserpulle
• volle Pulle

Further reading

• “Pulle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pulle” in Duden online
• “Pulle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.