Tannenbaum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Tannenbaum (“fir tree”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Tannenbaum (plural Tannenbaums)
- Christmas tree.
- Oh, Tannenbaum, oh, Tannenbaum, how lovely are thy branches.
- Local newspapers covered the story of how Santa Claus had helped the Tannenbaum.
German edit
Etymology edit
Tanne (“fir”) + -n- + Baum (“tree”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Tannenbaum m (strong, genitive Tannenbaumes or Tannenbaums, plural Tannenbäume)
- fir tree
- Synonym: Tanne
- (specifically) Christmas tree
- Synonym: Weihnachtsbaum
Declension edit
Declension of Tannenbaum [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tannenbaum | die | Tannenbäume |
genitive | eines | des | Tannenbaumes, Tannenbaums | der | Tannenbäume |
dative | einem | dem | Tannenbaum, Tannenbaume1 | den | Tannenbäumen |
accusative | einen | den | Tannenbaum | die | Tannenbäume |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms edit
Further reading edit
- “Tannenbaum” in Duden online