Schlagbaum
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from schlagen + Baum. The former word refers to the “slamming down”. The latter is used in the dated sense of “stem, beam, pole”; compare cognate English beam.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m/ (standard)
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- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaxˌbaʊ̯m/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
Noun edit
Schlagbaum m (strong, genitive Schlagbaumes or Schlagbaums, plural Schlagbäume)
- barrier, tollbar (structure consisting of a long beam on a joint, used to control passage)
- Synonyms: Absperrbalken, Barriere, Schranke
Usage notes edit
- Not used for automatic barriers, which are always called Schranke.
Declension edit
Declension of Schlagbaum [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schlagbaum | die | Schlagbäume |
genitive | eines | des | Schlagbaumes, Schlagbaums | der | Schlagbäume |
dative | einem | dem | Schlagbaum, Schlagbaume1 | den | Schlagbäumen |
accusative | einen | den | Schlagbaum | die | Schlagbäume |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Schlagbaum” in Duden online
- “Schlagbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache