Kirschbaum
German
Etymology
Compound of Kirsche (“cherry”) + Baum (“tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kirschbaum m (strong, genitive Kirschbaumes or Kirschbaums, plural Kirschbäume)
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)
- Any of various smaller places across Germany.
Declension
Declension of Kirschbaum [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Proper noun
Kirschbaum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kirschbaums or (with an article) Kirschbaum, feminine genitive Kirschbaum, plural Kirschbaums)
- 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
Further reading
- “Kirschbaum” in Duden online
- “Kirschbaum”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)