Baumwolle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German boumwolle, from Late Old High German boumwolla. By surface analysis, Baum (“tree”) +‎ Wolle (“wool”). Perhaps based on Herodotus’ description of wool-bearing trees in India; compare Ancient Greek ἐριόξυλον (erióxulon, “cotton”, literally “wood/tree-wool”) and Latin linum xylinum (“cotton”, literally “wood/tree-flax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mˌvɔlə/

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• Hyphenation: Baum‧wol‧le

Noun

Baumwolle f (genitive Baumwolle, plural (rare) Baumwollen)

1. cotton (plant)
2. cotton (thread or fabric made from said plant)

Declension

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

• baumwollen, Baumwollbluse, Baumwollernte, Baumwollfeld, Baumwollhandschuh, Baumwollhemd, Baumwollhose, Baumwollkleid, Baumwolllaken, Baumwollmantel, Baumwollplantage, Baumwollpullover, Baumwollsocke, Baumwollstoff, Baumwolltuch

Further reading

• “Baumwolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Baumwolle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Baumwolle” in Duden online
• Baumwolle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de