Baam
See also: BAAM
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Baum, Boum (Kölsch; Westerwald)
- Boom (most dialects)
Etymology
From Old High German boum.
Noun
Baam m
- (southern Moselle Franconian) tree
East Central German
Alternative forms
- Boom
Noun
Baam
- (Upper Saxony) tree
East Franconian
Alternative forms
- Bääm
Etymology
From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.
Noun
Baam
- (Bayreuth, Coburg, Nürnberg) tree
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- paam (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔːm/
Noun
Baam m (plural Beem, diminutive Beemche)
- tree
- Die Katz is uff‘em Baam.
- The cat is on the tree.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.
Noun
Baam m (plural Beem or Baem)
- tree
Rhine Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Akin to Dutch boom, German Baum, Low German Boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.
Noun
Baam m (plural Bääm)
- (Palatine) tree