Baum

See also: baum and Bäum

Translingual

Proper noun

Baum

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

German

Picture dictionary

Pflanze

Wurzel

Stamm

Ast

Blatt

Nadel

Frucht

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, 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/
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Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Noun

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

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 on the planet.
Baum fällt! ― Timber! (literally, “Tree falling!”)
(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 uncommon, see notes

Hypernyms

(tree): Pflanze

Hyponyms

(tree): Kastanie; Eiche

Derived terms

Affenbrotbaum
Apfelbaum
Apfelsinenbaum
Baumast
Baumbast
Baumgartner
Baumhaus
Baumkrone
Baumkuchen
Baumkunde
baumlang
baumlos
Baumralle
baumreich
Baumschule
Baumwiese
Baumwolle
baumwollen
Baumzapfen
Baumzweig
Birnbaum
Entscheidungsbaum
Erdbeerbaum
Feigenbaum
Flammenbaum
Gummibaum
Johannisbrotbaum
Kastanienbaum
Kirschbaum
Laubbaum
Maibaum
Mandelbaum
Nadelbaum
Obstbaum
Orangenbaum
Pfirsichbaum
Pflaumbaum
Stammbaum
Suchbaum
Tannenbaum
Weihnachtsbaum