Baumwolle
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German boumwolle. Analysable as Baum (“tree”) + Wolle (“wool”), perhaps based on Herodotus' description of wool-bearing trees in India.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBaumwolle f (genitive Baumwolle, plural Baumwollen)
Declension
editDeclension of Baumwolle [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Baumwollbluse, Baumwollernte, Baumwollfeld, Baumwollhandschuh, Baumwollhemd, Baumwollhose, Baumwollkleid, Baumwolllaken, Baumwollmantel, Baumwollpullover, Baumwollsocke, Baumwollstoff, Baumwolltuch
Further reading
edit- “Baumwolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Baumwolle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Baumwolle” in Duden online
- Baumwolle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de