Schamhaar

German

Etymology

Scham (“pubic region”) +‎ Haar (“hair”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːmˌhaːʁ/, [ˈʃaːmˌhaːɐ̯]

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Noun

Schamhaar n (strong, genitive Schamhaares or Schamhaars, plural Schamhaare)

1. pubic hair (collectively)

   Synonyms: Schambehaarung, Intimbehaarung, Fotzenhaar, Muschihaar, Mösenhaar

2. pubic hair (a single hair growing in the pubic region)

Declension

Declension of Schamhaar [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schamhaar	die	Schamhaare
genitive	eines	des	Schamhaares, Schamhaars	der	Schamhaare
dative	einem	dem	Schamhaar, Schamhaare1	den	Schamhaaren
accusative	ein	das	Schamhaar	die	Schamhaare

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Dutch: schaamhaar (calque)
  • Afrikaans: skaamhaar
  • → West Frisian: skamhier (calque)

Further reading

• “Schamhaar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schamhaar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schamhaar” in Duden online