Bad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bad"

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bat, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. Related to bähen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːt/ (prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /bat/ (variant in northern and central Germany; predominant in compounds and placenames; but inflected forms with a long vowel)
• Rhymes: -aːt, -at

• Audio (Austria):

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• Homophone: Bart (some speakers)

Noun

Bad n (strong, genitive Bades or Bads, plural Bäder)

1. bath

   ein Bad nehmen ― to take a bath

2. bathroom

   Synonym: Badezimmer

   Wo ist das Bad? ― Where is the bathroom?

3. pool, baths

   Synonyms: Badeanstalt, Schwimmbad

4. (destination) spa; (health) resort

   Synonyms: Heilbad, Kurort, Badeort

   Bad Cannstatt, Bad Homburg, Bad Segeberg, ... ― (place names)

Usage notes

In Germany, only officially recognized spa towns are allowed to bear the designation Bad (occasionally Heilbad) in their name.

Declension

Declension of Bad [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bad	die	Bäder
genitive	eines	des	Bades, Bads	der	Bäder
dative	einem	dem	Bad, Bade1	den	Bädern
accusative	ein	das	Bad	die	Bäder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• (bath): Abschreckbad (quenching bath), Ätzbad (etching bath), Alkoholbad (alcohol bath), Augenbad (eye bath), Fixierbad (fixing bath), Heilbad, Kräuterbad (herbal bath), Salzbad (salt bath), Sonnenbad (sun bath), Vollbad (full bath)
• (baths): Schwimmbad (public swimming pool), Freibad, Hallenbad, Strandbad, Volksbad, proper nouns like: “Prinzenbad”
• (spa): Alpenseebad (alpine lake spa)

Derived terms

• Bad Aibling
• Bad Arolsen
• Bad Belzig
• Bad Bentheim
• Bad Bergzabern
• Bad Berka
• Bad Berleburg
• Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge
• Bad Bevensen
• Bad Bibra
• Bad Blankenburg
• Bad Bramstedt
• Bad Breisig
• Bad Brückenau
• Bad Buchau
• Bad Camberg
• Bad Doberan
• Bad Driburg
• Bad Düben
• Bad Dürkheim
• Bad Dürrenberg
• Bad Dürrheim
• Bad Elster
• Bad Ems
• Bad Fallingbostel
• Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser
• Bad Freienwalde (Oder)
• Bad Friedrichshall
• Bad Gandersheim
• Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
• Bad Griesbach im Rottal
• Bad Harzburg
• Bad Herrenalb
• Bad Hersfeld
• Bad Homburg
• Bad Honnef
• Bad Hönningen
• Bad Iburg
• Bad Karlshafen
• Bad Kissingen
• Bad König
• Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld
• Bad Köstritz
• Bad Kötzting
• Bad Kreuznach
• Bad Krozingen
• Bad Laasphe
• Bad Langensalza
• Bad Lauchstädt
• Bad Lausick
• Bad Lauterberg im Harz
• Bad Liebenstein
• Bad Liebenwerda
• Bad Liebenzell
• Bad Lippspringe
• Bad Lobenstein
• Bad Marienberg
• Bad Mergentheim
• Bad Münder am Deister
• Bad Münstereifel
• Bad Muskau
• Bad Nauheim
• Bad Nenndorf
• Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
• Bad Neustadt
• Bad Oeynhausen
• Bad Oldesloe
• Bad Orb
• Bad Pyrmont
• Bad Rappenau
• Bad Reichenhall
• Bad Rodach
• Bad Sachsa
• Bad Säckingen
• Bad Salzdetfurth
• Bad Salzuflen
• Bad Salzungen
• Bad Saulgau
• Bad Schandau
• Bad Schmiedeberg
• Bad Schussenried
• Bad Schwalbach
• Bad Schwartau
• Bad Segeberg
• Bad Sobernheim
• Bad Soden am Taunus
• Bad Soden-Salmünster
• Bad Sooden-Allendorf
• Bad Staffelstein
• Bad Sulza
• Bad Sülze
• Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
• Bad Tennstedt
• Bad Tölz
• Bad Urach
• Bad Vilbel
• Bad Waldsee
• Bad Wildbad
• Bad Wildungen
• Bad Wilsnack
• Bad Wimpfen
• Bad Windsheim
• Bad Wörishofen
• Bad Wünnenberg
• Bad Wurzach
• Badeanzug (“bathing suit, swim suit”)
• Badeente (“rubber duck”)
• Badegast (“bather”)
• Badegewässer (“bathing water”)
• Badehaube (“bathing cap”)
• Badehaus (“baths”)
• Badehose (“bathing trunks”)
• Badekappe (“bathing cap”)
• Badelaken (“bath sheet”)
• Badelatschen (“flip-flops”)
• Bademantel (“bathrobe”)
• Badematte (“bathmat”)
• Bademeister (“bath attendant”)
• Bademütze (“bathing cap”)
• baden (“to bathe, to swim”)
• Bader (“barber, bone-setter (archaic)”)
• Badesaison (“swimming season”)
• Badesalz (“bath salts”)
• Badeschwamm (“bath sponge”)
• Badesee (“bathing lake”)
• Badeseife (“bath soap”)
• Badestrand (“beach”)
• Badetuch (“bath towel”)
• Badewanne (“bathtub”)
• Badewärter (“lifeguard”)
• Badewasser (“bathwater”)
• Badezeug (“swimming gear”)
• das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
• Freibad
• Sandbad
• Strandbad

See also

• (bath): Dusche (shower), Wäsche (washing)
• (bathroom): Toilette, WC
• (baths): Schwimmhalle, Swimmingpool, Schwimmbecken, Planschbecken

Further reading

• “Bad” in Duden online
• “Bad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bad” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Bad n (plural Bieder)

1. bath
2. spa, baths

Related terms

• bueden

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bedde, from Old Saxon bed, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“plot; grave; resting place; bed”). Cognate with Dutch bed, German Bett, English bed, Swedish bädd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad/

Noun

Bad n (plural Baden)

1. bed (place for sleeping)