kule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kule"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkulɛ]
• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Hyphenation: ku‧le

Noun

kule f

1. bullet

   Synonyms: koule, kulka

2. (slang, education) the worst grade for a performance at school

   Synonyms: pětka, koule, basa

3. (informal) testicle

   Synonyms: koule, varle

4. (plural only) suit in German playing cards

Declension

Declension of kule (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kule	kule
genitive	kule	kulí
dative	kuli	kulím
accusative	kuli	kule
vocative	kule	kule
locative	kuli	kulích
instrumental	kulí	kulemi

Derived terms

• kulečník
• kulobrok
• kulovnice

See also

German suits in Czech · barvy německých karet (layout · text)
srdce, červené	kule	listy, zelené	žaludy

Further reading

• “kule”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kule”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• kelu

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kúla (“swelling”), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, cognate with Swedish kula (“bump”), German Kaule (dated), Kuhle (“hollow”, from Low German), Dutch kuil (“pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːlə/, [ˈkʰuːlə]
• Homophone: kugle

Noun

kule c (singular definite kulen, plural indefinite kuler)

1. pit

Declension

Declension of kule

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kule	kulen	kuler	kulerne
genitive	kules	kulens	kulers	kulernes

Verb

kule (past tense kulede, past participle kulet)

1. to pit

Conjugation

Conjugation of kule

active passive present kuler kules past kulede kuledes infinitive kule kules imperative kul — participle present kulende past kulet (auxiliary verb have) gerund kulen

References

• “kule” in Den Danske Ordbog

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tule (“inactive, listless, drowsy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.le/

Verb

kule

1. (stative) inactive

Derived terms

• kukule
• makule
• ʻelekule

Further reading

• kule in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TULE.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

kule (ammunisjon)

Wikipedia ^no

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

kule (geometri)

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1

From German Kugel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉːlə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːlə

Noun

kule f or m (definite singular kula or kulen, indefinite plural kuler, definite plural kulene)

1. a bullet (projectile)
2. a sphere (geometry)
3. a ball (see also ball (Bokmål))

Derived terms

• halvkule
• kanonkule
• klinkekule
• krystallkule
• kulehull
• kuleramme
• kulestøt

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉːlə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːlə

Adjective

kule

1. definite singular of kul
2. plural of kul

References

• “kule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

kule

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʉːlə/

Etymology 1

From German Kugel.

Noun

kule f (definite singular kula, indefinite plural kuler, definite plural kulene)

1. a bullet (projectile)
2. a sphere (geometry)
3. a ball (see also ball)

Derived terms

• halvkule
• kanonkule
• klinkekule
• krystallkule
• kuleramme

Etymology 2

Adjective

kule

1. definite singular of kul
2. plural of kul

References

• “kule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀼𑀮𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• कुले (Devanagari script)
• কুলে (Bengali script)
• කුලෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ကုလေ or ၵုလေ (Burmese script)
• กุเล (Thai script)
• ᨠᩩᩃᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຸເລ (Lao script)
• កុលេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄪𑄣𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun

kule

1. inflection of kula (“clan”):
   1. locative singular
   2. accusative plural

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Syllabification: ku‧le
• Homophone: kulę

Noun

kule f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kula

Siroi

Noun

kule

1. water

References

• Sjaak van Kleef, Siroi - English dictionary, English - Siroi dictionary (2007), page 10

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuʎe]

Noun

kule f

1. inflection of kuľa:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Swahili

Adjective

kule

1. ku class_(XV/XVII) inflected form of -le

Tabaru

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.le/

Noun

kule

1. an evil spirit

   'ami kule mitabadongosama ― she is continually possessed by an evil spirit

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle), from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”). Alternatively, from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, “fort, fortress”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kule (definite accusative kuleyi, plural kuleler)

1. tower
2. turret
3. steeple
4. fort
5. fortress
6. citadel

Derived terms

• Babil Kulesi
• Eyfel Kulesi
• yangın kulesi