Polyglot Dictionary

Weihnachtsbaum

/ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌbaʊ̯m/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Weihnachtsbäume

Meaning

  1. Christmas tree

    Built from Weihnachten (Christmas) + Baum (tree).

    • Sie schmückten den Weihnachtsbaum mit Kerzen.

      They decorated the Christmas tree with candles.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Baum tree

Similar words

tannenbaum

Tannenbaum and Weihnachtsbaum are close synonyms for "Christmas tree," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does Weihnachtsbaum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schmückten den ___ mit Kerzen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weihnachtsbaum?

See also

nouncompound

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