bamse

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian bamse

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bamse c (singular definite bamsen, plural indefinite bamser)

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

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish bamse.

Noun

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bamse

  1. teddy bear

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Related to Swedish bamse

Noun

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

  1. a teddy bear
  2. a bear
    Synonym: bjørn
  3. a big clumsy person

Descendants

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  • Danish: bamse

References

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bamse

Noun

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bamse c

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

Declension

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