baobab

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English

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A baobab.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
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Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
    Synonyms: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree
  2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Descendants

  • → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

Translations

Dagbani

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Noun

baobab

  1. Alternative form of tuwa

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Noun

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

  1. baobab

Declension

Declension of baobab

gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative baobab baobabben baobabber baobabberne
genitive baobabs baobabbens baobabbers baobabbernes

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

Finnish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

Pronunciation

Noun

baobab

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

Declension

Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative baobab baobabit
genitive baobabin baobabien
partitive baobabia baobabeja
illative baobabiin baobabeihin
singular plural
nominative baobab baobabit
accusative nom. baobab baobabit
gen. baobabin
genitive baobabin baobabien
partitive baobabia baobabeja
inessive baobabissa baobabeissa
elative baobabista baobabeista
illative baobabiin baobabeihin
adessive baobabilla baobabeilla
ablative baobabilta baobabeilta
allative baobabille baobabeille
essive baobabina baobabeina
translative baobabiksi baobabeiksi
abessive baobabitta baobabeitta
instructive — baobabein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabini baobabini
accusative nom. baobabini baobabini
gen. baobabini
genitive baobabini baobabieni
partitive baobabiani baobabejani
inessive baobabissani baobabeissani
elative baobabistani baobabeistani
illative baobabiini baobabeihini
adessive baobabillani baobabeillani
ablative baobabiltani baobabeiltani
allative baobabilleni baobabeilleni
essive baobabinani baobabeinani
translative baobabikseni baobabeikseni
abessive baobabittani baobabeittani
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabisi baobabisi
accusative nom. baobabisi baobabisi
gen. baobabisi
genitive baobabisi baobabiesi
partitive baobabiasi baobabejasi
inessive baobabissasi baobabeissasi
elative baobabistasi baobabeistasi
illative baobabiisi baobabeihisi
adessive baobabillasi baobabeillasi
ablative baobabiltasi baobabeiltasi
allative baobabillesi baobabeillesi
essive baobabinasi baobabeinasi
translative baobabiksesi baobabeiksesi
abessive baobabittasi baobabeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabimme baobabimme
accusative nom. baobabimme baobabimme
gen. baobabimme
genitive baobabimme baobabiemme
partitive baobabiamme baobabejamme
inessive baobabissamme baobabeissamme
elative baobabistamme baobabeistamme
illative baobabiimme baobabeihimme
adessive baobabillamme baobabeillamme
ablative baobabiltamme baobabeiltamme
allative baobabillemme baobabeillemme
essive baobabinamme baobabeinamme
translative baobabiksemme baobabeiksemme
abessive baobabittamme baobabeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinne baobabinne
accusative nom. baobabinne baobabinne
gen. baobabinne
genitive baobabinne baobabienne
partitive baobabianne baobabejanne
inessive baobabissanne baobabeissanne
elative baobabistanne baobabeistanne
illative baobabiinne baobabeihinne
adessive baobabillanne baobabeillanne
ablative baobabiltanne baobabeiltanne
allative baobabillenne baobabeillenne
essive baobabinanne baobabeinanne
translative baobabiksenne baobabeiksenne
abessive baobabittanne baobabeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinsa baobabinsa
accusative nom. baobabinsa baobabinsa
gen. baobabinsa
genitive baobabinsa baobabiensa
partitive baobabiaan
baobabiansa 		baobabejaan
baobabejansa
inessive baobabissaan
baobabissansa 		baobabeissaan
baobabeissansa
elative baobabistaan
baobabistansa 		baobabeistaan
baobabeistansa
illative baobabiinsa baobabeihinsa
adessive baobabillaan
baobabillansa 		baobabeillaan
baobabeillansa
ablative baobabiltaan
baobabiltansa 		baobabeiltaan
baobabeiltansa
allative baobabilleen
baobabillensa 		baobabeilleen
baobabeillensa
essive baobabinaan
baobabinansa 		baobabeinaan
baobabeinansa
translative baobabikseen
baobabiksensa 		baobabeikseen
baobabeiksensa
abessive baobabittaan
baobabittansa 		baobabeittaan
baobabeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeineen
baobabeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Descendants

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Noun

baobab m (invariable)

  1. baobab (tree)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French baobab.

Noun

baobab

  1. the baobab tree
  2. a type of concrete

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

Noun

baobab m inan

  1. baobab (Adansonia digitata)

Declension

Declension of baobab
singular plural
nominative baobab baobaby
genitive baobabu baobabów
dative baobabowi baobabom
accusative baobab baobaby
instrumental baobabem baobabami
locative baobabie baobabach
vocative baobabie baobaby

Further reading

  • baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. Alternative form of baobá

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab.

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabi)

  1. baobab, monkey bread

Declension

Declension of baobab
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) baobab baobabul (niște) baobabi baobabii
genitive/dative (unui) baobab baobabului (unor) baobabi baobabilor
vocative baobabule baobabilor

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baoˈbab/
  • Rhymes: -ab
  • Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Derived terms

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia