bamse

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

bamse c (singular definite bamsen, plural indefinite bamser)

  1. teddy bear
  2. (informal) bear
  3. a burly man

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

Synonyms

Further reading

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bamse.

Noun

bamse

  1. teddy bear

Swedish

Noun

bamse c

  1. (colloquial, often endearing) a bear
    Barnen fick mata den snälla bamsen
    The children got to feed the kind bear
    Synonym: nalle
  2. (colloquial) something large, a biggun
    Wow! Vilken bamse.
    Wow! That's a biggun.
    Synonym: bamsing

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

See also

References
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