"Bisam" meaning in German

See Bisam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːzam/, /ˈbiːzaːm/ [also] Audio: De-Bisam.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, bisamo, borrowed from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”). Doublet of Balsam (“balm, balsam”) and Desman. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bisem}} Middle High German bisem, {{inh|de|goh|bisam, bisamo}} Old High German bisam, bisamo, {{der|de|la-med|bisamum}} Medieval Latin bisamum, {{der|de|he|בושם|בֹּשֶׂם|perfume|tr=bāśām, bōśem}} Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”), {{doublet|de|Balsam|Desman|t1=balm, balsam}} Doublet of Balsam (“balm, balsam”) and Desman Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n􂀿seldom􂁀,,e:s}} Bisam m or (seldom) n (strong, genitive Bisams, plural Bisame or Bisams) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n,,e:s}} Forms: Bisams [genitive], Bisame [plural], Bisams [plural], strong [table-tags], Bisam [definite, nominative, singular], Bisame [definite, nominative, plural], Bisams [definite, nominative, plural], Bisams [genitive, singular], Bisame [definite, genitive, plural], Bisams [definite, genitive, plural], Bisam [dative, singular], Bisamen [dative, definite, plural], Bisams [dative, definite, plural], Bisam [accusative, definite, singular], Bisame [accusative, definite, plural], Bisams [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. musk (now chiefly zoology, never used of synthetic musk) Tags: masculine, neuter, strong Synonyms: Moschus
    Sense id: en-Bisam-de-noun-zHMinhtF Categories (other): Zoology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Perfumery Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Perfumery: 33 33 33
  2. ellipsis of Bisamratte (“muskrat”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Bisamratte (extra: muskrat)
    Sense id: en-Bisam-de-noun-8yXeZGKW Categories (other): German ellipses, Perfumery Disambiguation of Perfumery: 33 33 33
  3. ellipsis of Bisamfell (“muskrat pelt”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Bisamfell (extra: muskrat pelt)
    Sense id: en-Bisam-de-noun-GcOh7ZPi Categories (other): German ellipses, Perfumery Disambiguation of Perfumery: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bisamapfel, Bisamochse, Bisamratte, Bisamrüssler

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bisamapfel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bisamochse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bisamratte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bisamrüssler"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bisam"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "bisem"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German bisem",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "bisam, bisamo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bisam, bisamo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la-med",
        "3": "bisamum"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin bisamum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "בושם",
        "4": "בֹּשֶׂם",
        "5": "perfume",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Balsam",
        "3": "Desman",
        "t1": "balm, balsam"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, bisamo, borrowed from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”). Doublet of Balsam (“balm, balsam”) and Desman.",
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "Bisame",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bisam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bisame",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bisam",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bisamen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Bisams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bisam",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bisame",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Zoology",
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        },
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        },
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      ],
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          "zoology"
        ]
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          "word": "Moschus"
        }
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        }
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "ellipsis of Bisamratte (“muskrat”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bisam-de-noun-8yXeZGKW",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bisamratte",
          "Bisamratte#German"
        ],
        [
          "muskrat",
          "muskrat"
        ]
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        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
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    },
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          "extra": "muskrat pelt",
          "word": "Bisamfell"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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      "id": "en-Bisam-de-noun-GcOh7ZPi",
      "links": [
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          "Bisamfell",
          "Bisamfell#German"
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        ]
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        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːzam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːzaːm/",
      "tags": [
        "also"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/De-Bisam.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bisam"
}

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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German terms derived from Hebrew",
    "German terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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    }
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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: seldom",
  "path": [
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  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
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