Lackmus

German

Etymology

From Dutch lakmoes, from Middle Dutch lecmoes, a compound of the cognates of German lecken (“to leak”) and Mus (“mush”). The former was later adapted to Dutch lak, German Lack (“varnish”). It seems obvious that there is a relation between Middle Dutch lecmoes and synonymous Old Norse litmosi (whence English litmus), but the nature of this relation is unsettled.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlak.mʊs/, /ˈlakˌmuːs/

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Noun

Lackmus m or n (strong, genitive Lackmus, no plural)

1. litmus (dyestuff)

Declension

Declension of Lackmus [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Lackmus
genitive	eines	des	Lackmus
dative	einem	dem	Lackmus
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Lackmus

Derived terms

• Lackmustest

Descendants

• → Hungarian: lakmusz
• → Polish: lakmus