See Bulle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "Bullen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Bulle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Bullen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "f"
},
"expansion": "Bulle f (genitive Bulle, plural Bullen)",
"name": "de-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "f"
},
"name": "de-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"bull (papal decree)"
],
"links": [
[
"bull",
"bull"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbʊlə/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Bulle.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/De-Bulle.ogg/De-Bulle.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/De-Bulle.ogg"
}
],
"word": "Bulle"
}
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