pumla

Swedish

Alternative forms

• polla, pomla, pommel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²pɵmla/
• Rhymes: -²ɵmla

Noun

pumla c

1. (dialectal, northern Sweden) a hollow spherical object
   1. (specifically) a Christmas bauble, Christmas ball
      • 2012, Lena Leffler, “Konstgjort – en ny trend [Artificial – a new trend]”, in Norrländska Socialdemokraten:

        Granen skulle ha behövt pumlor som extra blickfång.

        The Christmas tree would have needed baubles as an extra eye-catcher.

      Synonym: julgranskula

   2. (fishing) a fishing float
      • 2006, Roland Johnsson, “Oh, harre gud”, in Norrbottens-Kuriren‎^[1]:

        Vi satt alla tre och kastade från båten. Jag hade på ett flugkast med tre flugor och en pumla.

        All three of us were casting from the boat. I was casting a bait with three fly lures and a float.

      Synonym: flöte

Usage notes

• Primarily used in Norrbotten, but also found in neighbouring provinces.

Declension

Declension of pumla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pumla	pumlas
	definite	pumlan	pumlans
plural	indefinite	pumlor	pumlors
	definite	pumlorna	pumlornas

Derived terms

• kaffepumla
• tepumla

References

• Pumla. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 17 October 2013.
• pumla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)