German

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Etymology

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Ca. 1800, from Bavarian and Alemannic German dialects. By surface analysis, ein (one) +‎ Baum (tree). Perhaps backformed from the adjective *einbäumig, *einbäumen (made of one tree) attested in Old High German einboumig, Middle Low German ênbômen, Old English ānbȳme.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯m/
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Noun

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Einbaum m (strong, genitive Einbaums or Einbaumes, plural Einbäume)

  1. dugout (kind of canoe)

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