Bad

See also: bad, bád, bað, båd, and բադ

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bat, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. Related to bähen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːt/ (prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /bat/ (variant in northern and central Germany; predominant in compounds and placenames; but inflected forms with a long vowel)
• Rhymes: -aːt, -at

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• Homophone: Bart (some speakers)

Noun

Bad n (strong, genitive Bades or Bads, plural Bäder)

1. bath

   ein Bad nehmen ― to take a bath

2. bathroom

   Synonym: Badezimmer

   Wo ist das Bad? ― Where is the bathroom?

3. pool, baths

   Synonyms: Badeanstalt, Schwimmbad

4. (destination) spa; (health) resort

   Synonyms: Kurort, Badeort

   Bad Cannstatt, Bad Homburg, Bad Segeberg, ... ― (place names)

Declension

Declension of Bad [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bad	die	Bäder
genitive	eines	des	Bades, Bads	der	Bäder
dative	einem	dem	Bad, Bade1	den	Bädern
accusative	ein	das	Bad	die	Bäder

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Hyponyms

• (bath): Abschreckbad (quenching bath), Ätzbad (etching bath), Alkoholbad (alcohol bath), Augenbad (eye bath), Fixierbad (fixing bath), Heilbad, Kräuterbad (herbal bath), Salzbad (salt bath), Sonnenbad (sun bath), Vollbad (full bath)
• (baths): Schwimmbad (public swimming pool), Freibad, Hallenbad, Strandbad, Volksbad, proper nouns like: “Prinzenbad”
• (spa): Alpenseebad (alpine lake spa)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Badeanzug (bathing suit, swim suit)
• Badeente (rubber duck)
• Badegast (bather)
• Badegewässer (bathing water)
• Badehaube (bathing cap)
• Badehaus (baths)
• Badehose (bathing trunks)
• Badekappe (bathing cap)
• Badelaken (bath sheet)
• Badelatschen (flip-flops)
• Bademantel (bathrobe)
• Badematte (bathmat)
• Bademeister (bath attendant)
• Bademütze (bathing cap)
• Badesaison (swimming season)
• Badesalz (bath salts)
• Badeschwamm (bath sponge)
• Badesee (bathing lake)
• Badeseife (bath soap)
• Badestrand (beach)
• Badetuch (bath towel)
• Badewärter (lifeguard)
• Badewanne (bathtub)
• Badewasser (bathwater)
• Badezeug (swimming gear)
• Freibad
• Sandbad
• Strandbad
• baden (to bathe, to swim)
• Bader (archaic: barber, bone-setter)
• das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten

See also

• (bath): Dusche (shower), Wäsche (washing)
• (bathroom): Toilette, WC
• (baths): Schwimmhalle, Swimmingpool, Schwimmbecken, Planschbecken

Further reading

• “Bad” in Duden online
• “Bad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bad” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Bad n (plural Bieder)

1. bath
2. spa, baths

Related terms

• bueden

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bedde, from Old Saxon bed, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“plot; grave; resting place; bed”). Cognate with Dutch bed, German Bett, English bed, Swedish bädd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad/

Noun

Bad n (plural Baden)

1. bed (place for sleeping)