écume

See also: écumé

French

Etymology

From Middle French and Old French escume (“froth, foam”), from a blend of Latin spūma and Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”) from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kym/

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Noun

écume f (plural écumes)

1. foam

Derived terms

• écumer
• écumeux

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. third-person singular present subjunctive of écumer
5. second-person singular imperative of écumer

Further reading

• “écume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.