baobab
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
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Noun[edit]
baobab (plural baobabs)
- 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
- Any tree of the genus Adansonia.
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)
Translations[edit]
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Dagbani[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab
- Alternative form of tuwa
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Noun[edit]
baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)
Declension[edit]
gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | baobab | baobabben | baobabber | baobabberne |
genitive | baobabs | baobabbens | baobabbers | baobabbernes |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “baobab” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m (plural baobabs)
- baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
- Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab
- baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
- Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu
Declension[edit]
Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m (plural baobabs)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “baobab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).
Noun[edit]
baobab m (invariable)
- baobab (tree)
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab
- the baobab tree
- a type of concrete
References[edit]
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m inan
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m (plural baobabs)
- Alternative form of baobá
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m (plural baobabi)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baobab m (plural baobabs)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from the Arabic root ء ب و
- English terms derived from the Arabic root ح ب ب
- English terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- English 3-syllable words
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- en:Mallow family plants
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- dag:Trees
- Danish terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- da:Trees
- Dutch terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- Finnish terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
- Finnish learned borrowings from Medieval Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Finnish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑobɑb
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑobɑb/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- French terms borrowed from Arabic
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- French 3-syllable words
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- fr:Trees
- Italian terms borrowed from Arabic
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- Italian lemmas
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- it:Mallow family plants
- it:Trees
- Mauritian Creole terms derived from French
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- Polish terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔbap
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- Polish lemmas
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- pl:Mallow family plants
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- Portuguese lemmas
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ab
- Rhymes:Spanish/ab/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish countable nouns
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- es:Trees