Bisamapfel

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German

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Portrait of a man (detail), 1518

Etymology

Bisam (“musk”) +‎ Apfel (“apple”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bisamapfel m (strong, genitive Bisamapfels, plural Bisamäpfel)

  1. (historical) pomander
    • 1878, Johann Karl August Musäus, “Die Nymphe des Brunnen”, in Volksmärchen der Deutschen, Hamburg, page 226:
      Sie schrob hastig den Deckel auf, da stieg aus dem Bisamapfel hervor ein dichter Nebel, der sich über das ganze Gemach ausbreitete und der Gräfin angenehme Kühlung gewährte,
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Declension

Declension of Bisamapfel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bisamapfel die Bisamäpfel
genitive eines des Bisamapfels der Bisamäpfel
dative einem dem Bisamapfel den Bisamäpfeln
accusative einen den Bisamapfel die Bisamäpfel

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