Baam

See also: BAAM

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Baum, Boum (Kölsch; Westerwald)
  • Boom (most dialects)

Etymology

From Old High German boum.

Noun

Baam m

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) tree

East Central German

Alternative forms

Noun

Baam

  1. (Upper Saxony) tree

East Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Bääm

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Noun

Baam

  1. (Bayreuth, Coburg, Nürnberg) tree

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • paam (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔːm/

Noun

Baam m (plural Beem, diminutive Beemche)

  1. tree
    Die Katz is uff‘em Baam.
    The cat is on the tree.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Compare German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

Noun

Baam m (plural Beem or Baem)

  1. tree

Rhine Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Akin to Dutch boom, German Baum, Low German Boom, West Frisian beam, English beam.

Noun

Baam m (plural Bääm)

  1. (Palatine) tree
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