bålgeting
Swedish
Etymology
Superficially bål (“bole”) + geting (“wasp”). The first compound is rather from archaic adjective *bol (“large; great”), from the same origin as bål (“stem; trunk”).
Noun
bålgeting c
Declension
Declension of bålgeting | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bålgeting | bålgetingen | bålgetingar | bålgetingarna |
Genitive | bålgetings | bålgetingens | bålgetingars | bålgetingarnas |
Related terms
- geting c
See also
- bi n
References
- bålgeting in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bålgeting in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bålgeting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bålgeting in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)