Marienbad
German
Etymology
From Marie + -n- + Bad, a calque of Latin balneum Mariae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʁiːənˌbaːt/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧en‧bad
Noun
Marienbad n (strong, genitive Marienbades or Marienbads, plural Marienbäder)
- (cooking, rare, dated) bain-marie
- Synonym: (common) Bain-Marie
Declension
Declension of Marienbad [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Marienbad | die | Marienbäder |
| genitive | eines | des | Marienbades, Marienbads | der | Marienbäder |
| dative | einem | dem | Marienbad, Marienbade1 | den | Marienbädern |
| accusative | ein | das | Marienbad | die | Marienbäder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Holonyms
See also
- Simmertopf
Proper noun
Marienbad n (proper noun, genitive Marienbads or (optionally with an article) Marienbad)
- Mariánské Lázně (a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, known as Marienbad between 1808 and 1945)
Declension
Declension of Marienbad [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Meronyms
- Marienquelle, Karolinenbrunnen, Kreuzbrunnen
- Ferdinandsbrunnen, Rudolfsbrunnen
Holonyms
- Westböhmisches Bäderdreieck
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Related terms
- Marienberg, Marienburg, Marienfeld, Marienfelde
- Mariensee, Marienstein, Marienthal, Marienweiher
- Heilbad, Solebad, Baden-Baden
Further reading
- “Marienbad” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Marienbad”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–