Kaschmir

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]; see Kashmir for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʃmiɐ̯/

Proper noun

Kaschmir n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kaschmirs)

  1. Kashmir (a contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China)

Etymology 2

From the name of the region where the goats which produce the wool live.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʃmiːɐ̯/

Noun

Kaschmir m (strong, genitive Kaschmirs, no plural)

  1. cashmere (wool)
Declension
Declension of Kaschmir [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kaschmir
genitive eines des Kaschmirs
dative einem dem Kaschmir
accusative einen den Kaschmir

Further reading

  • “Kaschmir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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