Olivenbaum

German

Etymology

From Olive (“olive”) +‎ -n- +‎ Baum (“tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈliːvn̩ˌbaʊ̯m]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Oli‧ven‧baum

Noun

Olivenbaum m (strong, genitive Olivenbaums or Olivenbaumes, plural Olivenbäume)

  1. olive tree
    Synonyms: (slightly dated) Ölbaum, (informal) Olive

Declension

Declension of Olivenbaum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Olivenbaum die Olivenbäume
genitive eines des Olivenbaums, Olivenbaumes der Olivenbäume
dative einem dem Olivenbaum, Olivenbaume1 den Olivenbäumen
accusative einen den Olivenbaum die Olivenbäume

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “Olivenbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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