Bad

See also: bad, bád, bað, båd, and բադ

German

Etymology

From Old High German bad, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. Related to bähen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːt/ (prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /bat/ (variant in northern and central Germany; predominant in compounds and placenames; but inflected forms with a long vowel)
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  • Rhymes: -aːt, -at
  • Homophone: Bart (some speakers)

Noun

Bad n (genitive Bades or Bads, plural Bäder)

  1. bath
    • ein Bad nehmen
      to take a bath
  2. bathroom
    • Wo ist das Bad?
      Where is the bathroom?
  3. pool, baths
  4. (destination) spa; (health) resort
    • Bad Cannstatt, Bad Homburg, Bad Segeberg, ...
      (place names)

Declension

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • (bath): Abschreckbad (quenching bath), Ätzbad (etching bath), Alkoholbad (alcohol bath), Augenbad (eye bath) Fixierbad (fixing bath), Sonnenbad (sun bath), Vollbad (full bath)
  • (baths): Schwimmbad (public swimming pool), Freibad, Hallenbad, Strandbad, Volksbad, proper nouns like: “Prinzenbad”
  • (spa): Alpenseebad (alpine lake spa)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Bad in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːt/
    • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Bad n (plural Bieder)

  1. bath
  2. spa, baths

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bad n (plural Baden)

  1. bed (place for sleeping)
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