Baumwolle

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German boumwolle, from Late Old High German boumwolla. By surface analysis, Baum (“tree”) +‎ Wolle (“wool”). Perhaps based on Herodotus’ description of wool-bearing trees in India; compare Ancient Greek ἐριόξυλον (erióxulon, “cotton”, literally “wood/tree-wool”) and Latin linum xylinum (“cotton”, literally “wood/tree-flax”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mˌvɔlə/ Hyphenation: Baum‧wol‧le === Noun === Baumwolle f (genitive Baumwolle, plural (rare) Baumwollen) cotton (plant) cotton (thread or fabric made from said plant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== baumwollen, Baumwollbluse, Baumwollernte, Baumwollfeld, Baumwollhandschuh, Baumwollhemd, Baumwollhose, Baumwollkleid, Baumwolllaken, Baumwollmantel, Baumwollplantage, Baumwollpullover, Baumwollsocke, Baumwollstoff, Baumwolltuch === Further reading === “Baumwolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Baumwolle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Baumwolle” in Duden online Baumwolle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de