Baldachin

See also: baldachin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German baldekīn, from Italian baldacchino, derived from Baldacca (“the city of Baghdad”), from Arabic بَغْداد (baḡdād), from Middle Persian. The modern German spelling and pronunciation through readaptation to the Italian form, likely reinforced by association with Dach (“roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaldaˌxiːn/

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Noun

Baldachin m (strong, genitive Baldachins or Baldachines, plural Baldachine)

1. canopy, dais, baldaquin (ornamental roof over an altar, throne, bed etc.)

   Synonyms: Himmel, Altarhimmel, Thronhimmel, Betthimmel

Declension

Declension of Baldachin [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Baldachin	die	Baldachine
genitive	eines	des	Baldachins, Baldachines	der	Baldachine
dative	einem	dem	Baldachin, Baldachine1	den	Baldachinen
accusative	einen	den	Baldachin	die	Baldachine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Baldachinspinne

Further reading

• “Baldachin” in Duden online
• “Baldachin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache