baðmull

Icelandic

Etymology

Root-for-root calque of Danish bomuld (“cotton”), from German Baumwolle (“cotton”). Composed of baðmur (“tree”) +‎ ull (“wool”).

A doublet of bómull (“cotton”), an older loanword that also comes from Danish bomuld.

Noun

baðmull f (genitive singular baðmullar, no plural)

1. (higher register) cotton

   Synonym: bómull

Declension

Declension of baðmull (sg-only feminine, based on ull)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	baðmull	baðmullin
accusative	baðmull	baðmullina
dative	baðmull	baðmullinni
genitive	baðmullar	baðmullarinnar

Further reading

• “baðmull” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)