bikupa

Swedish

Etymology

bi ‎ kupa. Cognate of Danish bikube.

Noun

bikupa c

1. a beehive [since 1730s]
2. (figurative) pedagogical method based on discussion in small groups [since 1950s]

Declension

Declension of bikupa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bikupa	bikupas
	definite	bikupan	bikupans
plural	indefinite	bikupor	bikupors
	definite	bikuporna	bikupornas

See also

• biodlare (“beekeeper”)
• biodling (“beekeeping”)

References

• bikupa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bikupa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bikupa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)