Purzelbaum

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German

Etymology

purzeln (“tumble”) +‎ bäumen (“rear up”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Purzelbaum m (strong, genitive Purzelbaums or Purzelbaumes, plural Purzelbäume)

  1. (colloquial) somersault

Declension

Declension of Purzelbaum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Purzelbaum die Purzelbäume
genitive eines des Purzelbaums, Purzelbaumes der Purzelbäume
dative einem dem Purzelbaum, Purzelbaume1 den Purzelbäumen
accusative einen den Purzelbaum die Purzelbäume

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Purzelbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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