Bambus

See also: bambus

German

Etymology

From early modern Dutch bamboes (contemporary bamboe), from Portuguese bambus, plural of bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bambus m (strong, genitive Bambusses, plural Bambusse)

  1. bamboo

Declension

Declension of Bambus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bambus die Bambusse
genitive eines des Bambusses der Bambusse
dative einem dem Bambus, Bambusse1 den Bambussen
accusative einen den Bambus die Bambusse

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Czech: bambus
  • → Danish: bambus
  • → Faroese: bambus
  • → Hungarian: bambusz
  • → Icelandic: bambus
  • → Latvian: bambuss
  • → Macedonian: бамбус (bambus)
  • → Polish: bambus
  • → Romanian: bambus
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
  • → Slovak: bambus
  • → Slovene: bambus

Further reading

  • “Bambus” in Duden online
  • “Bambus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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