Bisam

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, bisamo, borrowed from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”). Doublet of Balsam (“balm, balsam”) and Desman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːzam/, (also) /ˈbiːzaːm/ Hyphenation: Bi‧sam === Noun === Bisam m or (seldom) n (strong, genitive Bisams, plural Bisame or Bisams) musk (now chiefly zoology, never used of synthetic musk) Synonym: Moschus ellipsis of Bisamratte (“muskrat”) ellipsis of Bisamfell (“muskrat pelt”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: bisam === References === === Further reading === “Bisam” in Duden online