Kirschbaum

German

Etymology

Compound of Kirsche (“cherry”) +‎ Baum (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪʁʃˌbaʊ̯m/

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• Hyphenation: Kirsch‧baum

Noun

Kirschbaum m (strong, genitive Kirschbaumes or Kirschbaums, plural Kirschbäume)

1. cherry tree

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kirschbaum	die	Kirschbäume
genitive	eines	des	Kirschbaumes, Kirschbaums	der	Kirschbäume
dative	einem	dem	Kirschbaum, Kirschbaume1	den	Kirschbäumen
accusative	einen	den	Kirschbaum	die	Kirschbäume

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Kirschbaum n (proper noun, genitive Kirschbaums or (optionally with an article) Kirschbaum)

1. Any of various smaller places across Germany.

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Kirschbaum
genitive	des	Kirschbaums, Kirschbaum1
dative	dem	Kirschbaum
accusative	das	Kirschbaum

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Kirschbaumer
  • Kirschbaumerin

Proper noun

Kirschbaum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kirschbaums or (with an article) Kirschbaum, feminine genitive Kirschbaum, plural Kirschbaums)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Kirschbaum [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Kirschbaum	(eine)	(die)	Kirschbaum	(die)	Kirschbaums
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Kirschbaums, Kirschbaum1	(einer)	(der)	Kirschbaum	(der)	Kirschbaums
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Kirschbaum	(einer)	(der)	Kirschbaum	(den)	Kirschbaums
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Kirschbaum	(eine)	(die)	Kirschbaum	(die)	Kirschbaums

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Kirschner, Kirsch
• Pflaum, Obst
• Apfelbaum, Schönbaum

Further reading

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