Bisam

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːzam/, (also) /ˈbiːzaːm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bi‧sam

Noun

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

  1. musk (now chiefly zoology, never used of synthetic musk)
    Synonym: Moschus
  2. Short for Bisamratte (“muskrat”).
  3. Short for Bisamfell (“muskrat pelt”).

Declension

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

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • “Bisam” in Duden online
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