bussemand

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German butzemann.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /busəmand/, [ˈb̥usəˌmanˀ]

Noun

bussemand c (singular definite bussemanden, plural indefinite bussemænd)

bogeyman
bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)

Inflection

Declension of bussemand

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bussemand	bussemanden	bussemænd	bussemændene
genitive	bussemands	bussemandens	bussemænds	bussemændenes

Synonyms

(bogeyman): bøhmand

References

“bussemand” in Den Danske Ordbog

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