Musselin

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”). First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊsəˈliːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mus‧se‧lin

Noun

Musselin m (strong, genitive Musselins, plural Musseline)

  1. muslin (any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth)

Declension

Declension of Musselin [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Musselin die Musseline
genitive eines des Musselins der Musseline
dative einem dem Musselin den Musselinen
accusative einen den Musselin die Musseline

Further reading

  • “Musselin” in Duden online
  • “Musselin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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