bamse

Danish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bamsə/, [ˈb̥ɑmsə]

Noun

bamse c (singular definite bamsen, plural indefinite bamser)

teddy bear
(informal) bear
a burly man

Inflection

Declension of bamse

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	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

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bamse.

Noun

bamse

teddy bear

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