Swedish noun

en bulle

cake, bun, roll/²bɵlɛ/

Meaning

cake; bun; roll

In Swedish: litet runt (vete)bröd

Forms

Forms of bulle
Singular, indefiniteen bulle
Singular, definitebullen
Plural, indefinitebullar
Plural, definitebullarna

bulle is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bulle, den stora bullen. Check another noun

Practise bulle

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Is it en bulle or ett bulle?

bulle in a sentence

  • Gratis saft och bullar till alla barn!
    Free fruit drinks and buns for all the children!

Questions

What does bulle mean in English?

bulle means “cake, bun”.

Is it en bulle or ett bulle?

It is en bulle, and “the cake” is bullen.

What is the plural of bulle?

The plural of bulle is bullar, and the definite plural is bullarna.

Similar words

fikabröd

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish bulle (“small round drinking cup”), from Old Norse bolli.

Nearby common words

bulle is number 6,935 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,931observation now
  • 6,932bakgård a backyard, (UK) a back garden (yard to the rear of a house or similar residence, sometimes figuratively), a backyard (area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries)
  • 6,933stabschef chief of staff
  • 6,934deltagare participant
  • 6,936tonfisk tuna (as fish and food)
  • 6,937fila polish, file
  • 6,938förödelse devastation
  • 6,939korsfästa crucify
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