Raum

German

Etymology

From Old High German rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Compare Low German Ruum, Dutch ruim, English room, Danish rum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀaʊ̯m/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Noun

Raum m (genitive Raums or Raumes, plural Räume)

1. room, space, chamber
2. place
3. area
4. capacity, volume
5. hold (of a ship)
6. scope, opportunity (figurative)

Declension

declension of Raum

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Raum	die	Räume
genitive	eines	des	Raumes, Raums	der	Räume
dative	einem	dem	Raum, Raume (archaic)	den	Räumen
accusative	einen	den	Raum	die	Räume

Synonyms

• (room): Zimmer

Derived terms

• räumlich
• Lebensraum m
• Raumfähre f
• Spielraum m
• Weltraum m

External links

• Raum in Duden online