baðmull
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]baðmull f (genitive singular baðmullar, no plural)
- (higher register) cotton
- Synonym: bómull
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- “baðmull” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)