Bad

See also: bad, bád, bað, båd, and բադ

German

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

IPA^(key): /baːt/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /bat/ (variant in northern and central Germany; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)
Audio (Austria) (file)
Rhymes: -aːt, -at
Homophone: Bart (some speakers)

Bad n (genitive Bades or Bads, plural Bäder)

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

Declension of Bad

¹Now uncommon, see notes

(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)

Badeanzug (bathing suit, swim suit), Badeente (rubber duck), Badegast (bather), Badegewässer (bathing water), Badehaube (bathing cap), Badehaus (baths), Badehose (bathing trunks), Badekappe (bathing cap), Badelaken (bath sheet), Badelatschen (flip-flops), Bademantel (bathrobe), Badematte (bathmat), Bademeister (bath attendant), Bademütze (bathing cap), Badesaison (swimming season), Badesalz (bath salts), Badeschwamm (bath sponge), Badesee (bathing lake), Badeseife (bath soap), Badestrand (beach), Badetuch (bath towel), Badewärter (lifeguard), Badewanne (bathtub), Badewasser (bathwater), Badezeug (swimming gear), Freibad, Strandbad
baden (to bathe, to swim)

Bad n (plural Bieder)

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