bøsse

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See also: bosse, Bosse, and bossé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bøsse c (singular definite bøssen, plural indefinite bøsser)

smoothbore firearm
gay (homosexual male)
Er du bøsse? ― Are you gay?
castor, caster, (shaker with perforated top)
collection box

Inflection

Declension of bøsse

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bøsse	bøssen	bøsser	bøsserne
genitive	bøsses	bøssens	bøssers	bøssernes

Derived terms

(rifle): bøssemager, haglbøsse, jagtbøsse, luftbøsse
(gay): bøssebar, bøssepar, bøsserøv
(castor): peberbøsse, saltbøsse, sukkerbøsse
(collection box): indsamlingsbøsse, kirkebøsse

Descendants

Faroese: bøssi (homosexual male), bússa (collection box)

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