boom

Meaning

1. (masculine) tree
2. (masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object
3. (masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object
4. (masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boːm/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Sentences

In de herfst vallen alle bladeren van de boom .

In autumn, all the leaves fall off the tree.

Als een appel van de boom valt kan er een nieuwe boom uitgroeien .

If an apple falls from the tree, a new tree can grow out.

Ik ga de dorre bladeren van de boom knippen .

I'm going to cut the dry leaves off the tree.