humla

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Faroese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь.[1] Compare with Swedish humle, Norwegian Bokmål humle, Icelandic humall. Possible Slavic cognates include Slovak chmeľ.

Noun

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humla f (genitive singular humlu, uncountable)

  1. hop (Humulus)
  2. hop (Humulus lupulus)

Declension

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Declension of humla (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative humla humlan
accusative humlu humluna
dative humlu humluni
genitive humlu humlunnar

References

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  1. ^ humle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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humla m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of humle (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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humla f (definite singular humla, indefinite plural humler or humlor, definite plural humlene or humlone)

  1. definite singular of humle (Etymology 2)
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of humle (Etymology 2)

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
en humla

Etymology

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Of imitative origin, similar to German Hummel.

Noun

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humla c

  1. bumblebee

Declension

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Declension of humla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative humla humlan humlor humlorna
Genitive humlas humlans humlors humlornas

See also

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  • bi n (bee)
  • geting c (wasp)

References

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