# bambus
## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbambus]

### Noun

bambus m inan
* bamboo

#### 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)
* bamboo

#### Declension
### 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)
* bamboo

#### 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: /ˈpampʏs/

### Noun

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

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Via older Dutch bamboes, compare with modern Dutch bamboe.

### Noun

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

### References

* “bambus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbam.bus/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ambus
* Syllabification: bam‧bus

### Noun

bambus m inan
* bamboo (plant)
* bamboo (wood)

#### Declension
### Noun

bambus m animal
* (derogatory, ethnic slur) coon, nigger, tar baby
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:czarnuch

#### Declension
### Derived terms

* bambusowy
* pieprzyć w bambus

### Further reading

* bambus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* bambus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Noun

bambus
* 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)
* bamboo (plant, cane)

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bǎmbus/
* Hyphenation: bam‧bus

### Noun

bàmbus m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀мбус)
* bamboo (plant)
* calimocho (drink)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbambus]

### Noun

bambus m inan (relational adjective bambusový)
* bamboo

#### 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, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /báːmbus/

### Noun

bȃmbus m inan
* bamboo

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “bambus”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

bambus
* indefinite genitive singular of bambu