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baobab

English edit

 
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A baobab.
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
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Noun edit

baobab (plural baobabs)

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
    Synonyms: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree
  2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Descendants edit

  • → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

Translations edit

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Noun edit

baobab

  1. Alternative form of tuwa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Noun edit

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

  1. baobab

Declension edit

Declension of baobab

gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative baobab baobabben baobabber baobabberne
genitive baobabs baobabbens baobabbers baobabbernes

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

Noun edit

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑ̝o̞bɑ̝b]
  • Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
  • Syllabification(key): ba‧o‧bab

Noun edit

baobab

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

Declension edit

Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative baobab baobabit
genitive baobabin baobabien
partitive baobabia baobabeja
illative baobabiin baobabeihin
singular plural
nominative baobab baobabit
accusative nom. baobab baobabit
gen. baobabin
genitive baobabin baobabien
partitive baobabia baobabeja
inessive baobabissa baobabeissa
elative baobabista baobabeista
illative baobabiin baobabeihin
adessive baobabilla baobabeilla
ablative baobabilta baobabeilta
allative baobabille baobabeille
essive baobabina baobabeina
translative baobabiksi baobabeiksi
abessive baobabitta baobabeitta
instructive — baobabein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabini baobabini
accusative nom. baobabini baobabini
gen. baobabini
genitive baobabini baobabieni
partitive baobabiani baobabejani
inessive baobabissani baobabeissani
elative baobabistani baobabeistani
illative baobabiini baobabeihini
adessive baobabillani baobabeillani
ablative baobabiltani baobabeiltani
allative baobabilleni baobabeilleni
essive baobabinani baobabeinani
translative baobabikseni baobabeikseni
abessive baobabittani baobabeittani
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabisi baobabisi
accusative nom. baobabisi baobabisi
gen. baobabisi
genitive baobabisi baobabiesi
partitive baobabiasi baobabejasi
inessive baobabissasi baobabeissasi
elative baobabistasi baobabeistasi
illative baobabiisi baobabeihisi
adessive baobabillasi baobabeillasi
ablative baobabiltasi baobabeiltasi
allative baobabillesi baobabeillesi
essive baobabinasi baobabeinasi
translative baobabiksesi baobabeiksesi
abessive baobabittasi baobabeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabimme baobabimme
accusative nom. baobabimme baobabimme
gen. baobabimme
genitive baobabimme baobabiemme
partitive baobabiamme baobabejamme
inessive baobabissamme baobabeissamme
elative baobabistamme baobabeistamme
illative baobabiimme baobabeihimme
adessive baobabillamme baobabeillamme
ablative baobabiltamme baobabeiltamme
allative baobabillemme baobabeillemme
essive baobabinamme baobabeinamme
translative baobabiksemme baobabeiksemme
abessive baobabittamme baobabeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinne baobabinne
accusative nom. baobabinne baobabinne
gen. baobabinne
genitive baobabinne baobabienne
partitive baobabianne baobabejanne
inessive baobabissanne baobabeissanne
elative baobabistanne baobabeistanne
illative baobabiinne baobabeihinne
adessive baobabillanne baobabeillanne
ablative baobabiltanne baobabeiltanne
allative baobabillenne baobabeillenne
essive baobabinanne baobabeinanne
translative baobabiksenne baobabeiksenne
abessive baobabittanne baobabeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinsa baobabinsa
accusative nom. baobabinsa baobabinsa
gen. baobabinsa
genitive baobabinsa baobabiensa
partitive baobabiaan
baobabiansa 		baobabejaan
baobabejansa
inessive baobabissaan
baobabissansa 		baobabeissaan
baobabeissansa
elative baobabistaan
baobabistansa 		baobabeistaan
baobabeistansa
illative baobabiinsa baobabeihinsa
adessive baobabillaan
baobabillansa 		baobabeillaan
baobabeillansa
ablative baobabiltaan
baobabiltansa 		baobabeiltaan
baobabeiltansa
allative baobabilleen
baobabillensa 		baobabeilleen
baobabeillensa
essive baobabinaan
baobabinansa 		baobabeinaan
baobabeinansa
translative baobabikseen
baobabiksensa 		baobabeikseen
baobabeiksensa
abessive baobabittaan
baobabittansa 		baobabeittaan
baobabeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — baobabeineen
baobabeinensa

Derived terms edit

compounds

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Noun edit

baobab m (invariable)

  1. baobab (tree)

Mauritian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French baobab.

Noun edit

baobab

  1. the baobab tree
  2. a type of concrete

References edit

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

baobab m inan

  1. baobab (Adansonia digitata)

Declension edit

Declension of baobab
singular plural
nominative baobab baobaby
genitive baobabu baobabów
dative baobabowi baobabom
accusative baobab baobaby
instrumental baobabem baobabami
locative baobabie baobabach
vocative baobabie baobaby

Further reading edit

  • baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. Alternative form of baobá

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French baobab.

Noun edit

baobab m (plural baobabi)

  1. baobab, monkey bread

Declension edit

Declension of baobab
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) baobab baobabul (niște) baobabi baobabii
genitive/dative (unui) baobab baobabului (unor) baobabi baobabilor
vocative baobabule baobabilor

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baoˈbab/ [ba.oˈβ̞aβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -ab
  • Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

Noun edit

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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