écume

French

Etymology

Middle French and Old French escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūman (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). Cognate with Old High German scūm (“froth, foam”), Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), Old Norse skum (“lather”). More at scum.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ekym/

Noun

écume f (plural écumes)

1. foam

Verb

écume

1. first-person singular present indicative of écumer
2. third-person singular present indicative of écumer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of écumer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of écumer
5. second-person singular imperative of écumer