Böller

See also: boller, Boller, bøller, and böllér

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pöler or boler, originally referring to a mortar or catapult, from Middle High German boln (“to throw, to cast”), with the focus over time shifting towards the sound being made.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœlɐ/

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Noun

Böller m (strong, genitive Böllers, plural Böller)

1. firecracker

   Synonym: Feuerwerkskörper m

   Brot statt Böller ― Bread instead of firecrackers (campaign slogan asking to donate money for the hungry instead of spending it on fireworks)

2. a gun or cannon used for salutes

Declension

Declension of Böller [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Böller	die	Böller
genitive	eines	des	Böllers	der	Böller
dative	einem	dem	Böller	den	Böllern
accusative	einen	den	Böller	die	Böller

Derived terms

• böllern
• Böllerverbot
• Chinaböller
• Polenböller

References

• Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Böller”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
• Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Böller”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

• “Böller” in Duden online
• “Böller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache