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See also: bómull
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom (“tree”) and ull (“wool”), due to the similarity the fibers bear to wool. Cognate to German Baumwolle, Danish bomuld, Icelandic bómull.
Noun
[edit]bomull m or f (definite singular bomullen or bomulla)
Derived terms
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[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom, "tree", and ull, "wool", thus literally meaning "tree wool", due to the plant fibers' similarity to wool. Compare German Baumwolle.
Noun
[edit]bomull f (definite singular bomulla)
Derived terms
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[edit]Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]bomull c (uncountable)
- cotton (plant)
- the textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant
Declension
[edit]Declension of bomull | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | bomull | bomullen | — | — |
Genitive | bomulls | bomullens | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- bomullskrut (“guncotton”)
- bomullsgarn
Further reading
[edit]- bomull in Svensk ordbok.
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