Baum

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See also: baum and Bäum

Translingual

Proper noun

Baum

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Hugo Baum (1866-1950).

Further reading

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Baum.

Proper noun

Baum (plural Baums)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Akin to Dutch boom, Low German Boom, West Frisian beam, English beam. Plural umlaut by proportional analogy with terms like Gast (“guest”) to Gäste (“guests”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʊ̯m/, , plural: IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯.mə/,
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m
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Noun

Baum m (strong, genitive Baumes or Baums, plural Bäume, diminutive Bäumchen n or Bäumlein n or Bäumelein n)

  1. tree
    Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. ― Birds like to nest in trees.
    Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen.
    Trees are one of the biggest life forms.
    Baum fällt! ― Timber! (literally, “Tree falling!”)
  2. (nautical) boom

Usage notes

  • In German, one generally says: Er sitzt auf dem Baum (literally “He’s sitting on the tree”), and accordingly: Sie klettert auf den Baum (literally “She’s climbing onto the tree”). The construction with in (as in English) is not entirely impossible, but it is rare. There is a chance that it may be misunderstood as “inside a hollow tree trunk”.

Declension

Declension of Baum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Baum die Bäume
genitive eines des Baumes, Baums der Bäume
dative einem dem Baum, Baume1 den Bäumen
accusative einen den Baum die Bäume

1Now rare, see notes.

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Derived terms

Proper noun

Baum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Baums or (with an article) Baum, feminine genitive Baum, plural Baums)

  1. a surname
  2. a German Jewish surname

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

Cognate to German Baum m

Noun

Baum m

  1. tree
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