Desman

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish desman (“musk” as in desmanråtta “muskrat”), from older desma, desme, from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, alteration of *besamo, from Late Latin bisamum (“musk”), from Hebrew בשם (bāśām, bōśem). Doublet of Bisam and Balsam.

Pronunciation

Noun

Desman m (strong, genitive Desmans, plural Desmane)

  1. desman (animal)
    Synonym: Bisamspitzmaus

Declension

Declension of Desman [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Desman die Desmane
genitive eines des Desmans der Desmane
dative einem dem Desman den Desmanen
accusative einen den Desman die Desmane

Hyponyms

  • Bisamrüssler
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