Baumwolle
noun · /ˈbaʊ̯mˌvɔlə/ ·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”).
Translation
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cotton (plant)
feminine
Statt Baumwolle haben wir Erdnüsse gepflanzt.
We planted peanuts instead of cotton.
Wir haben Erdnüsse statt Baumwolle gepflanzt.
We planted peanuts instead of cotton.
Diese Bluse ist aus Baumwolle.
This blouse is cotton.
- cotton source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- cotton source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- cotton (thread or fabric made from said plant) feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Baumwolle | Baumwollen |
| Accusative | Baumwolle | Baumwollen |
| Dative | Baumwolle | Baumwollen |
| Genitive | Baumwolle | Baumwollen |