Polyglot Dictionary

Maibaum

/ˈmaɪ̯baʊ̯m/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Maibäume

Meaning

  1. maypole, a decorated pole put up for May Day celebrations

    Built from Mai (May) + Baum (tree).

    • Das Dorf feiert mit dem Aufstellen des Maibaums.

      The village celebrates by putting up the maypole.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mai May
  • Baum tree
Read the article about words built from Baum

Practice

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