Schaum

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schaum.

Proper noun

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Schaum (plural Schaums)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaum is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Schaum is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate to English scum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schaum
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Noun

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Schaum m (strong, genitive Schaumes or Schaums, plural Schäume)

  1. foam, lather, froth

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: szum

Further reading

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  • Schaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schaum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Schaum” in Duden online
  • Schaum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schaum m (plural Scheim)

  1. foam, froth

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schaum m (uncountable)

  1. foam, lather