Bommel

German

Etymology

Initially North and West German variation of Bummel, from bummeln in the original sense of "to dangle". The permeation of the alternative vocalism across most of the language area was perhaps motivated by distinction from the re-derivation of Bummel (“(lazy) stroll”) from the modern sense of the verb, forming a doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔməl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Bommel f (genitive Bommel, plural Bommeln) or
Bommel m (strong, genitive Bommels, plural Bommel)

1. bobble (on a cap)

Usage notes

• The word is used in the masculine or the feminine gender, depending on region. Both ways are equally acceptable in standard German.

Declension

Declension of Bommel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bommel	die	Bommeln
genitive	einer	der	Bommel	der	Bommeln
dative	einer	der	Bommel	den	Bommeln
accusative	eine	die	Bommel	die	Bommeln

Declension of Bommel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bommel	die	Bommel
genitive	eines	des	Bommels	der	Bommel
dative	einem	dem	Bommel	den	Bommeln
accusative	einen	den	Bommel	die	Bommel

Derived terms

• Bommelmütze

References

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

Further reading

• Bommel (Textilien) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Of imitative origin, similar to German Hummel and Dutch hommel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbomel/, [ˈboməl]

Noun

Bommel m (plural Bommelen)

1. bumblebee (insect)