kule

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

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

• kule in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kule in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

• kelu

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”).

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

kule c (singular definite kulen, plural indefinite kuler)

1. pit

kule (past tense kulede, past participle kulet)

1. to pit

• “kule” in Den Danske Ordbog

From German Kugel.

• IPA^(key): /kʉːlə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːlə

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))

• IPA^(key): /kʉːlə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːlə

kule

1. definite singular of kul
2. plural of kul

• “kule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²kʉːlə/

From German Kugel.

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)

kule

1. definite singular of kul
2. plural of kul

• “kule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

kule

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lɛ/

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

kule f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kula

kule

1. water

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkule]

kule f

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

kule

1. Ku class inflected form of -le.

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.le/

kule

1. an evil spirit

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

• 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

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

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kule (definite accusative kuleyi, plural kuleler)

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

• Babil Kulesi (“Tower of Babel”)
• Eyfel Kulesi (“Eiffel Tower”)