Bisam

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Bisam m (genitive Bisams, plural Bisame or Bisams)

  1. musk
  2. muskrat pelt

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

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