Musselin

German

Musselin

Etymology

Borrowed from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”). First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊsəˈliːn/

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• Hyphenation: Mus‧se‧lin

Noun

Musselin m (strong, genitive Musselins, plural Musseline)

1. muslin (any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth)

Declension

Declension of Musselin [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Musselin	die	Musseline
genitive	eines	des	Musselins	der	Musseline
dative	einem	dem	Musselin	den	Musselinen
accusative	einen	den	Musselin	die	Musseline

Further reading

• “Musselin” in Duden online
• “Musselin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache