Schlagbaum
German
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Etymology
[edit]16th century, from schlagen + Baum. The former word refers to the “slamming down”. The latter is used in the dated sense of “stem, beam, pole”; compare cognate English beam.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m/ (standard)
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- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaxˌbaʊ̯m/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
Noun
[edit]Schlagbaum m (strong, genitive Schlagbaumes or Schlagbaums, plural Schlagbäume)
- barrier, tollbar (structure consisting of a long beam on a joint, used to control passage)
- Synonyms: Absperrbalken, Barriere, Schranke
Usage notes
[edit]- Not used for automatic barriers, which are always called Schranke.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schlagbaum [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schlagbaum | die | Schlagbäume |
| genitive | eines | des | Schlagbaumes, Schlagbaums | der | Schlagbäume |
| dative | einem | dem | Schlagbaum, Schlagbaume1 | den | Schlagbäumen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schlagbaum | die | Schlagbäume |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schlagbaum” in Duden online
- “Schlagbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache