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)

musk
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

(musk): Moschus

Derived terms

Bisamratte

References

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