bamse

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian bamse

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑmsə/, [ˈb̥ɑmsə], [ˈpɑ̈msə]

Noun edit

bamse c (singular definite bamsen, plural indefinite bamser)

Inflection edit

Declension of bamse

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bamse	bamsen	bamser	bamserne
genitive	bamses	bamsens	bamsers	bamsernes

Synonyms edit

(bear): bjørn
(teddy bear): teddybjørn
(burly man): bamsefar

Further reading edit

bamse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
“bamse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Danish bamse.

Noun edit

bamse

teddy bear

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Related to Swedish bamse

Noun edit

bamse m (definite singular bamsen, indefinite plural bamsar, definite plural bamsane)

a teddy bear
a bear
Synonym: bjørn
a big clumsy person

Descendants edit

→ Danish: bamse
- → Greenlandic: bamse

References edit

“bamse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bamse

Noun edit

bamse c

(colloquial, often endearing) a bear
Synonym: nalle

Barnen fick mata den snälla bamsen
The children got to feed the kind bear
(colloquial) something large, a biggun
Synonym: bamsing

Wow! Vilken bamse.
Wow! That's a biggun.

Declension edit

Declension of bamse
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bamse	bamsen	bamsar	bamsarna
Genitive	bamses	bamsens	bamsars	bamsarnas

See also edit

baddare
bjässe
teddybjörn (“teddy bear”)
åbäke

References edit

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