bikupa

Swedish

moderna bikupor [modern beehives]

bikupa av halm [straw behive]

Etymology

bi +‎ kupa. Cognate of Danish bikube.

Noun

bikupa c

1. a beehive, a hive (man-made structure for keeping bees) [since 1730s]

   Synonym: (when clear from context) kupa

2. (figurative) pedagogical method based on discussion in small groups [since 1950s]

Declension

Declension of bikupa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bikupa	bikupas
	definite	bikupan	bikupans
plural	indefinite	bikupor	bikupors
	definite	bikuporna	bikupornas

See also

• biodlare (“beekeeper”)
• biodling (“beekeeping”)
• honung (“honey”)

References

• “bikupa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bikupa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bikupa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)