Lackmus

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German

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Etymology

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From Dutch lakmoes, from Middle Dutch lecmoes, a compound of the cognates of German lecken (“to leak”) and Mus (“mush”). The former was later adapted to Dutch lak, German Lack (“varnish”). It seems obvious that there is a relation between Middle Dutch lecmoes and synonymous Old Norse litmosi (whence English litmus), but the nature of this relation is unsettled.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlak.mʊs/, /ˈlakˌmuːs/
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Noun

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Lackmus m or n (strong, genitive Lackmus, no plural)

  1. litmus (dyestuff)

Declension

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Declension of Lackmus [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Lackmus
genitive eines des Lackmus
dative einem dem Lackmus
accusative einen, ein den, das Lackmus

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Hungarian: lakmusz
  • → Polish: lakmus
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