Baumkuchen

English

Etymology

From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.

Baumkuchen

Noun

Baumkuchen (uncountable)

  1. A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.

Translations

German

Etymology

From Baum (“tree”) +‎ Kuchen (“cake”), because the concentric-ring layers resemble tree rings.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mˌkuːχn̩/
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Noun

Baumkuchen m (genitive Baumkuchens, plural Baumkuchen)

  1. Baumkuchen (layered cake)

Declension
Declension of Baumkuchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Baumkuchen die Baumkuchen
genitive eines des Baumkuchens der Baumkuchen
dative einem dem Baumkuchen den Baumkuchen
accusative einen den Baumkuchen die Baumkuchen

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