Creme

See also: creme, crémé, cremé, crème, and Crème

German

Alternative forms

• Krem (dated)
• Kreme (superseded)
• Crème (standard in Switzerland, optional in Germany)

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɛːm(ə)/, [ˈkʁɛːm], [ˈkʁɛːmə], [kʁeːm], [ˈkʁeːmə]

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• Hyphenation: Creme

Noun

Creme f (genitive Creme, plural Cremes or Cremen)

1. cream (medicine)
2. frosting, custard
3. cream colour

Usage notes

• For “cream” meaning “milkfat” use Sahne, or (regionally) Rahm; Obers.
• The plural Cremes is applied by speakers who use a monosyllabic pronunciation for the singular, while the plural Cremen is accordance with a disyllabic pronunciation. The former is more common.

Declension

Declension of Creme [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Creme	die	Cremes, Cremen
genitive	einer	der	Creme	der	Cremes, Cremen
dative	einer	der	Creme	den	Cremes, Cremen
accusative	eine	die	Creme	die	Cremes, Cremen

Derived terms

• cremig
• Eiscreme
• Gleitcreme
• Hautcreme
• Schuhcreme
• Sonnencreme
• Zahncreme

Related terms

• creme

Descendants

• → Hungarian: krém (also via French)
• → Yiddish: קרעם (krem) (possibly)

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

• “Creme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Creme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Creme (Salbe, Süßspeise)” in Duden online
• Creme on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Old English

Etymology

Compare Lombardic Krem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkre.me/

Proper noun

Creme f

1. Crema (town in Lombardy)
   • 1125, Peterborough Chronicle:

     On þes ilces gæres sende se Papa of Rome to ðise lande an cardinal, Iohan of Creme wæs gehaten.

     In this same year sent the Pope of Rome to this land a cardinal, named John of Crema.