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From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom (“tree”) and ull (“wool”), due to the similarity the fibers bear to wool. Cognate to German Baumwolle, Danish bomuld, Icelandic bómull.
From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom, "tree", and ull, "wool", thus literally meaning "tree wool", due to the plant fibers' similarity to wool. Compare German Baumwolle.
bomull f (definite singular bomulla)
bomull c (uncountable)
- cotton (plant)
- the textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant
Declension of bomull | ||||
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Nominative | bomull | bomullen | — | — |
Genitive | bomulls | bomullens | — | — |
- bomullskrut (“guncotton”)
- bomullsgarn
- bomull in Svensk ordbok.