Hülse

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʏlzə/
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Etymology 1

Middle High German hülse, from Old High German hulsa, *hulisa, from the root of hüllen (“to wrap”) and further that of hehlen (“to hide”). Related with English hull.

Noun

Hülse f (genitive Hülse, plural Hülsen)

  1. pod, hull, case (also with the particular meanings of botany and ammunition)
Declension
Declension of Hülse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hülse die Hülsen
genitive einer der Hülse der Hülsen
dative einer der Hülse den Hülsen
accusative eine die Hülse die Hülsen
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Russian: ги́льза (gílʹza)

Etymology 2

Middle High German huls m, from Old High German hulis, huliz, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

Noun

Hülse f (genitive Hülse, plural Hülsen)

  1. (obsolete) holly (Ilex gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
Declension
Declension of Hülse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hülse die Hülsen
genitive einer der Hülse der Hülsen
dative einer der Hülse den Hülsen
accusative eine die Hülse die Hülsen
Alternative forms
  • Hulst, Holst, Hülsen, Hulse, Hulsenbaum, Hulsenstrauch, Hülst, Holch, Hulsch, Hülsenstrauch, Hülsenbaum, Hülsekraut, Hubze

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