pumla

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Noun

pumla c

  1. (dialectal, northern Sweden) a hollow spherical object
    1. (specifically) a Christmas bauble, Christmas ball
      • 2012, Lena Leffler, “Konstgjort – en ny trend [Artificial – a new trend]”, in Norrländska Socialdemokraten:
        Granen skulle ha behövt pumlor som extra blickfång.
        The Christmas tree would have needed baubles as an extra eye-catcher.
      Synonym: julgranskula
    2. (fishing) a fishing float
      • 2006, Roland Johnsson, “Oh, harre gud”, in Norrbottens-Kuriren‎:
        Vi satt alla tre och kastade från båten. Jag hade på ett flugkast med tre flugor och en pumla.
        All three of us were casting from the boat. I was casting a bait with three fly lures and a float.
      Synonym: flöte

Usage notes

  • Primarily used in Norrbotten, but also found in neighbouring provinces.

Declension

Declension of pumla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pumla pumlas
definite pumlan pumlans
plural indefinite pumlor pumlors
definite pumlorna pumlornas

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