bøsse
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥øsə]
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
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)