Kirschbaum

German

Etymology

Compound of Kirsche (“cherry”) +‎ Baum (“tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪʁʃˌbaʊ̯m/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kirsch‧baum

Noun

Kirschbaum m (strong, genitive Kirschbaumes or Kirschbaums, plural Kirschbäume)

  1. cherry tree

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kirschbaum die Kirschbäume
genitive eines des Kirschbaumes, Kirschbaums der Kirschbäume
dative einem dem Kirschbaum, Kirschbaume1 den Kirschbäumen
accusative einen den Kirschbaum die Kirschbäume

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Kirschbaum n (proper noun, genitive Kirschbaums or (optionally with an article) Kirschbaum)

  1. Any of various smaller places across Germany.

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Kirschbaum
genitive des Kirschbaums, Kirschbaum1
dative dem Kirschbaum
accusative das Kirschbaum

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Kirschbaum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kirschbaums or (with an article) Kirschbaum, feminine genitive Kirschbaum, plural Kirschbaums)

  1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Kirschbaum (eine) (die) Kirschbaum (die) Kirschbaums
genitive (eines) (des) Kirschbaums, Kirschbaum1 (einer) (der) Kirschbaum (der) Kirschbaums
dative (einem) (dem) Kirschbaum (einer) (der) Kirschbaum (den) Kirschbaums
accusative (einen) (den) Kirschbaum (eine) (die) Kirschbaum (die) Kirschbaums

1With an article.

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