baobab
English
A baobab.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
baobab (plural baobabs)
- A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- Synonyms: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree
- Any tree of the genus Adansonia.
Descendants
- → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)
Translations
Adansonia digitata
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Dagbani
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Declension
Declension of baobab
gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baobab | baobabben | baobabber | baobabberne |
| genitive | baobabs | baobabbens | baobabbers | baobabbernes |
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “baobab” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑ̝o̞bɑ̝b]
- Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
- Syllabification(key): ba‧o‧bab
Declension
| Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | baobab | baobabit | ||
| genitive | baobabin | baobabien | ||
| partitive | baobabia | baobabeja | ||
| illative | baobabiin | baobabeihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | baobab | baobabit | ||
| accusative | nom. | baobab | baobabit | |
| gen. | baobabin | |||
| genitive | baobabin | baobabien | ||
| partitive | baobabia | baobabeja | ||
| inessive | baobabissa | baobabeissa | ||
| elative | baobabista | baobabeista | ||
| illative | baobabiin | baobabeihin | ||
| adessive | baobabilla | baobabeilla | ||
| ablative | baobabilta | baobabeilta | ||
| allative | baobabille | baobabeille | ||
| essive | baobabina | baobabeina | ||
| translative | baobabiksi | baobabeiksi | ||
| abessive | baobabitta | baobabeitta | ||
| instructive | — | baobabein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ɔ.bab/
Audio (France) (file) - Homophone: baobabs
Further reading
- “baobab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).
Mauritian Creole
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈɔ.bap/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔbap
- Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab
Declension
Romanian
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baoˈbab/ [ba.oˈβ̞aβ̞]
- Rhymes: -ab
- Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab
Derived terms
Further reading
- “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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