bambus

See also: Bambus

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbambus]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bambus m inan

1. bamboo

Declension

Declension of bambus (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bambus	bambusy
genitive	bambusu	bambusů
dative	bambusu	bambusům
accusative	bambus	bambusy
vocative	bambusi	bambusy
locative	bambusu	bambusech
instrumental	bambusem	bambusy

Derived terms

• bambusový

Further reading

• “bambus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bambus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes (modern bamboe), from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambus c (singular definite bambussen, plural indefinite bambusser)

1. bamboo

Declension

Declension of bambus

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bambus	bambussen	bambusser	bambusserne
genitive	bambus'	bambussens	bambussers	bambussernes

References

• “bambus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambus n (genitive singular bambus, uncountable)

1. bamboo

Declension

n11-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bambus	bambusið
accusative	bambus	bambusið
dative	bambusi	bambusinum
genitive	bambus	bambusins

Derived terms

• bambustráða f

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpampʏs]

Noun

bambus m (genitive singular bambuss or bambusar, nominative plural bambusar)

1. bamboo

Declension

Declension of bambus (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bambus	bambusinn	bambusar	bambusarnir
accusative	bambus	bambusinn	bambusa	bambusana
dative	bambus	bambusnum	bambusum	bambusunum
genitive	bambuss, bambusar	bambussins, bambusarins	bambusa	bambusanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Via older Dutch bamboes, compare with modern Dutch bamboe.

Noun

bambus m (definite singular bambusen, indefinite plural bambuser, definite plural bambusene)

1. bamboo

Derived terms

• bambusrør
• bambusskudd

References

• “bambus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Via older Dutch bamboes, compare with modern Dutch bamboe.

Noun

bambus m (definite singular bambusen, indefinite plural bambusar, definite plural bambusane)

1. bamboo

References

• “bambus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *wē

Proto-Dravidian *mpu

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor.

▲

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor.

Malay bambubor.

Portuguese bambuder.

Dutch bamboesbor.

German Bambusbor.

Polish bambus

Borrowed from German Bambus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbam.bus/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ambus
• Syllabification: bam‧bus

Noun

bambus m inan

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Declension

Declension of bambus

	singular	plural
nominative	bambus	bambusy
genitive	bambusu/bambusa	bambusów
dative	bambusowi	bambusom
accusative	bambus	bambusy
instrumental	bambusem	bambusami
locative	bambusie	bambusach
vocative	bambusie	bambusy

Noun

bambus m animal

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) coon, nigger, tar baby

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:czarnuch

Declension

Declension of bambus

	singular	plural
nominative	bambus	bambusy
genitive	bambusa	bambusów
dative	bambusowi	bambusom
accusative	bambusa	bambusy
instrumental	bambusem	bambusami
locative	bambusie	bambusach
vocative	bambusie	bambusy

Derived terms

adjective

• bambusowy

phrase

• pieprzyć w bambus

Further reading

• “bambus”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bambus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Noun

bambus

1. plural of bambu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes (modern bamboe), from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambus m (plural bambuși)

1. bamboo (plant, cane)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bambus	bambusul	bambuși	bambușii
genitive-dative	bambus	bambusului	bambuși	bambușilor
vocative	bambusule		bambușilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎmbus/
• Hyphenation: bam‧bus

Noun

bàmbus m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀мбус)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. calimocho (drink)

Declension

Declension of bambus

	singular	plural
nominative	bambus	bambusi
genitive	bambusa	bambusa
dative	bambusu	bambusima
accusative	bambus	bambuse
vocative	bambuse	bambusi
locative	bambusu	bambusima
instrumental	bambusom	bambusima

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes (modern bamboe), from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bambus/, [ˈbambus]
• Rhymes: -ambus
• Hyphenation: bam‧bus

Noun

bambus m inan (relational adjective bambusový)

1. bamboo

Declension

Declension of bambus
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	bambus	bambusy
genitive	bambusu, bambusa	bambusov
dative	bambusu	bambusom
accusative	bambus	bambusy
locative	bambuse	bambusoch
instrumental	bambusom	bambusmi

Derived terms

• bambusový

Further reading

• “bambus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bambus, from older Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báːmbus/

Noun

bȃmbus m inan

1. bamboo

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bámbus
gen. sing.	bámbusa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bámbus	bámbusa	bámbusi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bámbusa	bámbusov	bámbusov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bámbusu	bámbusoma	bámbusom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bámbus	bámbusa	bámbuse
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bámbusu	bámbusih	bámbusih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bámbusom	bámbusoma	bámbusi

Further reading

• “bambus”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Noun

bambus

1. indefinite genitive singular of bambu