en bula
Meaning
swelling; bump
In Swedish: knöl, svullnad, upphöjning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bula |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bulan |
| Plural, indefinite | bulor |
| Plural, definite | bulorna |
bula is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bula, den stora bulan. Check another noun
Practise bula
1 / 2Is it en bula or ett bula?
bula in a sentence
- jag har fått en bula i huvudetI've got a bump on my head
- Jag slog i huvudet i skåpdörren och fick en bulaI hit my head on the cabinet door and got a bump
- Folk gav honom komplimanger för hans stora bulaPeople complimented him on his big bulge
Questions
What does bula mean in English?
bula means “swelling, bump”.
Is it en bula or ett bula?
It is en bula, and “the swelling” is bulan.
What is the plural of bula?
The plural of bula is bulor, and the definite plural is bulorna.
Origin
Likely from Middle Low German būle, from Proto-Germanic *būlō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell up”).
Nearby common words
bula is number 8,773 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,769variera vary
- 8,770västkusten the West Coast
- 8,771avskyvärt despicable, detestably
- 8,772baronessan baroness
- 8,774galge hanger, gallows
- 8,775hö hay
- 8,776splitter splinter
- 8,777vikarie substitute
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