Baumwolle

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German boumwolle, from late Old High German boumwolla. Analysable as Baum (“tree”) +‎ Wolle (“wool”), perhaps based on Herodotus' description of wool-bearing trees in India. Compare Ancient Greek ἐριόξυλον (erióxulon, “cotton”, literally “wood/tree-wool”), and Latin linum xylinum (“cotton”, literally “wooden flax, tree-flax”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mvɔlə/
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  • Hyphenation: Baum‧wol‧le

Noun

Baumwolle f (genitive Baumwolle, plural Baumwollen)

  1. (plants) cotton
  2. (textile) cotton

Declension

Declension of Baumwolle
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Baumwolle die Baumwollen
genitive einer der Baumwolle der Baumwollen
dative einer der Baumwolle den Baumwollen
accusative eine die Baumwolle die Baumwollen

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