bussemand
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German butzemann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /busəmand/, [ˈb̥usəˌmanˀ]
Noun
bussemand c (singular definite bussemanden, plural indefinite bussemænd)
- bogeyman
- bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)
Inflection
Declension of bussemand
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bussemand | bussemanden | bussemænd | bussemændene |
| genitive | bussemands | bussemandens | bussemænds | bussemændenes |
Synonyms
- (bogeyman): bøhmand
References
- “bussemand” in Den Danske Ordbog