bamse

== Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian bamse === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑmsə/, [ˈb̥ɑmsə], [ˈpɑ̈msə] === Noun === bamse c (singular definite bamsen, plural indefinite bamser) teddy bear (informal) bear a burly man ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (bear): bjørn (teddy bear): teddybjørn (burly man): bamsefar ==== Further reading ==== bamse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da “bamse” in Den Danske Ordbog == Greenlandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish bamse. === Noun === bamse teddy bear == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Related to Swedish bamse. In Norwegian, earliest attested by Christen Jensøn in 1646 and by David Klim in 1670-90s. === Noun === bamse m (definite singular bamsen, indefinite plural bamsar, definite plural bamsane) a teddy bear a bear Synonym: bjørn a big clumsy person ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: bamse → Greenlandic: bamse === References === “bamse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “bamse” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring Torleiv Hannaas (1911), Ældre norske Sprogminder : Ordsamling fraa Robyggjelaget (in Norwegian Nynorsk) Torleiv Hannaas (1915), Ældre norske Sprogminder : Christen Jensøns Den Norske Dictionarium (in Norwegian Nynorsk) == Swedish == === Etymology === Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bamse. === Noun === bamse c (colloquial, often endearing) a bear Synonyms: nalle, björn (colloquial) something large, a biggun Synonym: bamsing (capitalized) Bamse (a cartoon character and cartoon) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== baddare bjässe schabrak teddybjörn (“teddy bear”) åbäke === References === bamse in Svensk ordbok (SO) bamse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)