baðmull

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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)

  1. (higher register) cotton
    Synonym: bómull

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