באָמבע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from French bombe, from Latin bombus; possibly via German Bombe, Polish bomba, or Russian бо́мба (bómba).

Noun

באָמבע • (bombe) f, plural באָמבעס (bombes)

  1. bomb (device filled with explosives)

Derived terms

  • אַטאָם־באָמבע (atom-bombe), אַטאָמישע באָמבע (atomishe bombe, “atomic bomb”)
  • באָמבאַסטיק (bombastik), באָמבאַסטיש (bombastish, “bombastic”)
  • באָמבאַרדירן (bombardirn), צעבאָמבאַרדירן (tsebombardirn, “to bombard”)
  • באָמבאַרדע (bombarde), באָמבאַרדירונג (bombardirung), באָמבירונג (bombirung, “bombardment”)
  • ברענבאָמבע (brenbombe), צינדבאָמבע (tsindbombe, “fire bomb”)
  • יאָדער־באָמבע (yoder-bombe, “nuclear bomb”)
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