# die Beule

die Beule is a German noun meaning “bump”. Forms: der Beule, die Beulen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Beule
- Plural: die Beulen

## In other languages

- Русский: шишка

## Meanings

1. any large, roundish swelling on the body, e.g. a bump on the forehead or a bubo
2. bump, dent (deformation on a surface, be it outward or inward)
3. bump; swelling; boil
   - Der Mückenstich hat sich nun zu einer recht schmerzhaften Beule entwickelt.

## Examples

- Die Beule ist riesig. — The dent is huge.
- Tom hat am Hinterkopf eine große Beule. — Tom has a large bump on the back of his head.
- Tom hatte eine Beule am Kopf. — Tom had a lump on his head.

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