Baum

See also: baum and Bäum

Translingual

Proper noun

Baum

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

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Baum.

Proper noun

Baum (plural Baums)

1. A surname​.

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German

Picture dictionary

Pflanze

Wurzel

Stamm

Ast

Blatt

Nadel

Frucht

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, 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/, [baʊ̯m], plural: IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯.mə/, [ˈbɔɪ̯.mə]
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

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Noun

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

1. 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!”)

2. (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): Eiche, Kastanie

Derived terms

• Affenbrotbaum
• Apfelbaum
• Apfelsinenbaum
• Aprikosenbaum
• baumartig
• Baumast
• Baumbast
• baumbestanden
• Baumgartner
• Baumgrenze
• Baumhaus
• Baumhöhle
• Baumkrone
• Baumkuchen
• Baumkunde
• baumlang
• baumlos
• Baummarder
• Baumralle
• baumreich
• Baumschule
• Baumstumpf
• Baumwiese
• Baumwipfel
• Baumwolle
• baumwollen
• Baumzapfen
• Baumzweig
• Birkenbaum
• Birnbaum
• Doppelbaum
• Eichenbaum
• Entscheidungsbaum
• Erdbeerbaum
• Feigenbaum
• Flammenbaum
• Gummibaum
• Johannisbrotbaum
• Kakaobaum
• Kastanienbaum
• Kirschbaum
• Laubbaum
• Maibaum
• Mandelbaum
• Nadelbaum
• Obstbaum
• Olivenbaum
• Orangenbaum
• Pfirsichbaum
• Pflaumbaum
• Pflaumenbaum
• Stammbaum
• Suchbaum
• Tannenbaum
• Weihnachtsbaum

 

Proper noun

Baum m or f (genitive Baums)

1. A surname​.
2. A German Jewish surname​.

Further reading

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