Birnbaum

English

Alternative forms

• Berenbaum, Birenbaum

Etymology

Borrowed from German Birnbaum, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Proper noun

Birnbaum (plural Birnbaums)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Birnbaum is the 10030^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3211 individuals. Birnbaum is most common among White (95.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birnbaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.

German

Birnbaum

Etymology

Birne (“pear”) +‎ Baum (“tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Birn‧baum

Noun

Birnbaum m (strong, genitive Birnbaumes or Birnbaums, plural Birnbäume)

1. pear tree

Declension

Declension of Birnbaum [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Birnbaum	die	Birnbäume
genitive	eines	des	Birnbaumes, Birnbaums	der	Birnbäume
dative	einem	dem	Birnbaum, Birnbaume1	den	Birnbäumen
accusative	einen	den	Birnbaum	die	Birnbäume

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Birnbaumholz (“pearwood, pear wood”)

Related terms

• Apfelbaum
• Kirschbaum
• Mandelbaum

Further reading

• “Birnbaum” in Duden online
• “Birnbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache