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The article for

Apfelbaum

der Apfelbaum

Apfelbaum is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Apfelbäume

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Why is it der Apfelbaum?

Apfelbaum is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Baum. So it’s der Apfelbaum.

All nouns ending in -baum
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Botany: fruit tree (Malus), which carries apples as fruits

[1] Botanik: Obstbaum (Malus), der Äpfel als Früchte trägt

[2] The wood of [1]

[2] das Holz von [1]

Examples

[1] There is a large apple tree in our garden

[1] In unserem Garten steht ein großer Apfelbaum.

[1] "The leaves of the apple trees were as brown -reduced as they were in October"

[1] „Die Blätter der Apfelbäume waren so braunrötlich, wie sie im Oktober sind.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "Knorrigent lamps from a centuries -old olive tree, seat cubes made of Elsberere or apple tree: Tischler Jan Beyer from Dresden produces unusual furniture from Holzä"

[2] „Knorrige Lampen aus einem jahrhundertealten Olivenbaum, Sitzwürfel aus Elsbeere oder Apfelbaum: Tischler Jan Beyer aus Dresden fertigt ausgefallene Möbel aus Holz.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Apfelbaum die Apfelbäume
Genitiv des Apfelbaums des Apfelbaumes der Apfelbäume
Dativ dem Apfelbaum dem Apfelbaume den Apfelbäumen
Akkusativ den Apfelbaum die Apfelbäume

Pronunciation

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