Lindenbaum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lindenbaum, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Proper noun

Lindenbaum (plural Lindenbaums)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lindenbaum is the 39052^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Lindenbaum is most common among White (97.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lindenbaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.

German

Etymology

Linde +‎ -n- +‎ Baum

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lindenbaum m (strong, genitive Lindenbaumes or Lindenbaums, plural Lindenbäume)

1. lime, linden tree

Declension

Declension of Lindenbaum [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lindenbaum	die	Lindenbäume
genitive	eines	des	Lindenbaumes, Lindenbaums	der	Lindenbäume
dative	einem	dem	Lindenbaum, Lindenbaume1	den	Lindenbäumen
accusative	einen	den	Lindenbaum	die	Lindenbäume

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Lindenbaum” in Duden online
• “Lindenbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache