bomull

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.

bomull m or f (definite singular bomullen or bomulla)

1. cotton, cotton wool

• ha bomull i ørene

• bom
• ull

• “bomull” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “bomull” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

1. cotton, cotton wool

• ha bomull i øyra

• bom
• ull

• “bomull” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “bomull” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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bomull c (uncountable)

1. cotton (plant)
2. the textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant

• bomullskrut (“guncotton”)
• bomullsgarn

• bomull in Svensk ordbok.