Rahm

German

Alternative forms

• Ram, Raum, Rohm, Rom, Room (all obsolete)

Etymology

Dialectal variant of expected Raum (early modern German, rare), from Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz. The form Rahm ousted the regular form due to homonymy with Raum (“room”), from Middle High German rūm. Dialects that have developed Middle High German -ou- into -ā- are found in south-eastern and central-western Germany. Cognate with Dutch room and English ream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaːm/

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• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Rahm m (genitive Rahmes, no plural)

1. cream (milkfat)

Usage notes

• In German standard German, Rahm is used mainly in compounds (such as Rahmsoße, Sauerrahm etc.); otherwise Sahne is much more common. This is not necessarily true of colloquial varieties nor of standard German in Austria and Switzerland.

Synonyms

• Sahne
• Schmetten (Austrian dialect)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• entrahmen
• rahmig
• Rahmkäse

• Rahmsoße
• Rahmstufe
• Sauerrahm

See also

• Creme (“cream” in the sense of “frosting”)

Further reading

• “Rahm” in Duden online