baobab

English
A baobab.

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪəʊbab/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
    Synonyms: cream of tartar tree, sour gourd

Descendants
  • → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

Translations

Dagbani

Noun

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  1. Alternative form of tuwa

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Noun

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

  1. baobab

Declension
Declension of baobab

gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative baobab baobabben baobabber baobabberne
genitive baobabs baobabbens baobabbers baobabbernes

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

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

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑ̝o̞bɑ̝b]
  • Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
  • Syllabification(key): ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

Declension
Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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
instructive — baobabein
abessive baobabitta baobabeitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of baobab (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabini baobabini
accusative nom. baobabini baobabini
gen. baobabini
genitive baobabini baobabieni
partitive baobabiani baobabejani
inessive baobabissani baobabeissani
elative baobabistani baobabeistani
illative baobabiini baobabeihini
adessive baobabillani baobabeillani
ablative baobabiltani baobabeiltani
allative baobabilleni baobabeilleni
essive baobabinani baobabeinani
translative baobabikseni baobabeikseni
instructive — —
abessive baobabittani baobabeittani
comitative — baobabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabisi baobabisi
accusative nom. baobabisi baobabisi
gen. baobabisi
genitive baobabisi baobabiesi
partitive baobabiasi baobabejasi
inessive baobabissasi baobabeissasi
elative baobabistasi baobabeistasi
illative baobabiisi baobabeihisi
adessive baobabillasi baobabeillasi
ablative baobabiltasi baobabeiltasi
allative baobabillesi baobabeillesi
essive baobabinasi baobabeinasi
translative baobabiksesi baobabeiksesi
instructive — —
abessive baobabittasi baobabeittasi
comitative — baobabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabimme baobabimme
accusative nom. baobabimme baobabimme
gen. baobabimme
genitive baobabimme baobabiemme
partitive baobabiamme baobabejamme
inessive baobabissamme baobabeissamme
elative baobabistamme baobabeistamme
illative baobabiimme baobabeihimme
adessive baobabillamme baobabeillamme
ablative baobabiltamme baobabeiltamme
allative baobabillemme baobabeillemme
essive baobabinamme baobabeinamme
translative baobabiksemme baobabeiksemme
instructive — —
abessive baobabittamme baobabeittamme
comitative — baobabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinne baobabinne
accusative nom. baobabinne baobabinne
gen. baobabinne
genitive baobabinne baobabienne
partitive baobabianne baobabejanne
inessive baobabissanne baobabeissanne
elative baobabistanne baobabeistanne
illative baobabiinne baobabeihinne
adessive baobabillanne baobabeillanne
ablative baobabiltanne baobabeiltanne
allative baobabillenne baobabeillenne
essive baobabinanne baobabeinanne
translative baobabiksenne baobabeiksenne
instructive — —
abessive baobabittanne baobabeittanne
comitative — baobabeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative baobabinsa baobabinsa
accusative nom. baobabinsa baobabinsa
gen. baobabinsa
genitive baobabinsa baobabiensa
partitive baobabiaan
baobabiansa		 baobabejaan
baobabejansa
inessive baobabissaan
baobabissansa		 baobabeissaan
baobabeissansa
elative baobabistaan
baobabistansa		 baobabeistaan
baobabeistansa
illative baobabiinsa baobabeihinsa
adessive baobabillaan
baobabillansa		 baobabeillaan
baobabeillansa
ablative baobabiltaan
baobabiltansa		 baobabeiltaan
baobabeiltansa
allative baobabilleen
baobabillensa		 baobabeilleen
baobabeillensa
essive baobabinaan
baobabinansa		 baobabeinaan
baobabeinansa
translative baobabikseen
baobabiksensa		 baobabeikseen
baobabeiksensa
instructive — —
abessive baobabittaan
baobabittansa		 baobabeittaan
baobabeittansa
comitative — baobabeineen
baobabeinensa

French

Etymology

From Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ɔ.bab/, /ba.o.bab/
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Homophone: baobabs

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Descendants

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Noun

baobab m (invariable)

  1. baobab (tree)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French baobab.

Noun

baobab

  1. the baobab tree
  2. a type of concrete

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

Noun

baobab m inan

  1. baobab (Adansonia digitata)

Declension
Declension of baobab
singular plural
nominative baobab baobaby
genitive baobabu baobabów
dative baobabowi baobabom
accusative baobab baobaby
instrumental baobabem baobabami
locative baobabie baobabach
vocative baobabie baobaby

Further reading
  • baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. Alternative form of baobá

Romanian

Etymology

From French baobab.

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabi)

  1. baobab, monkey bread

Declension
Declension of baobab
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) baobab baobabul (niște) baobabi baobabii
genitive/dative (unui) baobab baobabului (unor) baobabi baobabilor
vocative baobabule baobabilor

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

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Further reading
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