Bisam

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, bisamo, borrowed from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”) (compare English balsam and balm).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːzam/
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  • Hyphenation: Bi‧sam

Noun[edit]

Bisam m (strong, genitive Bisams, plural Bisame or Bisams)

  1. musk
    Synonym: Moschus
  2. muskrat pelt

Declension[edit]

Declension of Bisam [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bisam die Bisame, Bisams
genitive eines des Bisams der Bisame, Bisams
dative einem dem Bisam den Bisamen, Bisams
accusative einen den Bisam die Bisame, Bisams

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Bisam” in Duden online
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 79.

Further reading[edit]

  • “Bisam” in Duden online
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