bålgeting

Swedish

Etymology

Superficially bål (“bole”) +‎ geting (“wasp”). The first compound is rather from archaic adjective *bol (“large; great”), from the same origin as bål (“stem; trunk”).

Noun

bålgeting c

  1. hornet

Declension

Declension of bålgeting
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bålgeting bålgetings
definite bålgetingen bålgetingens
plural indefinite bålgetingar bålgetingars
definite bålgetingarna bålgetingarnas

See also

  • bi n (“bee”)
  • geting c (“wasp”)
  • humla c (“bumblebee”)

References

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