Baumwolle
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German boumwolle. Analysable as Baum (“tree”) + Wolle (“wool”), perhaps based on Herodotus' description of wool-bearing trees in India.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Baumwolle f (genitive Baumwolle, plural Baumwollen)
Declension edit
Declension of Baumwolle [feminine]
| 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 |
Derived terms edit
Related 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
