Bad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bad"

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bat, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, 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)
  • Rhymes: -aːt, -at
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  • Homophone: Bart (some speakers)

Noun

Bad n (strong, genitive Bades or Bads, plural Bäder)

  1. bath
    ein Bad nehmento take a bath
  2. bathroom
    Synonym: Badezimmer
    Wo ist das Bad?Where is the bathroom?
  3. pool, baths
    Synonyms: Badeanstalt, Schwimmbad
  4. (destination) spa; (health) resort
    Synonyms: Heilbad, Kurort, Badeort
    Bad Cannstatt, Bad Homburg, Bad Segeberg, ...(place names)

Usage notes

In Germany, only officially recognized spa towns are allowed to bear the designation Bad (occasionally Heilbad) in their name.

Declension

Hyponyms

  • (bath): Abschreckbad (quenching bath), Ätzbad (etching bath), Alkoholbad (alcohol bath), Augenbad (eye bath), Fixierbad (fixing bath), Heilbad, Kräuterbad (herbal bath), Salzbad (salt 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

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Bad n (plural Bieder)

  1. bath
  2. spa, baths

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bedde, from Old Saxon bed, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (plot; grave; resting place; bed). Cognate with Dutch bed, German Bett, English bed, Swedish bädd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bad/

Noun

Bad n (plural Baden)

  1. bed (place for sleeping)
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