bamse

Danish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bamsə/, [ˈb̥ɑmsə]

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

• (bear): bjørn
• (teddy bear): teddybjørn
• (burly man): bamsefar

Further reading

• bamse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bamse.

Noun

bamse

1. teddy bear