Bolle
See also: bolle, bollë, bølle, and Bölle
Translingual
Proper noun
Bolle
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Carl (Karl) August Bolle (1821-1909).
Further reading
- Author query of the International Plant Names Index
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bolle.
Proper noun
Bolle (plural Bolles)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bolle is the 36630th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Bolle is most common among White (90.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bolle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 187.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔlə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlə
Noun
Bolle f (genitive Bolle, plural Bollen)
- (regional, including Berlin) a thickish, roundish object, especially a bulb, tuber
- Synonym: Knolle
Declension
Declension of Bolle [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Bolle | die | Bollen |
genitive | einer | der | Bolle | der | Bollen |
dative | einer | der | Bolle | den | Bollen |
accusative | eine | die | Bolle | die | Bollen |
Related terms
- Bollchen
- Zwiebel