Schaum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Schaum.

Proper noun[edit]

Schaum (plural Schaums)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaum is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Schaum is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate to English scum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schaum
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Noun[edit]

Schaum m (strong, genitive Schaumes or Schaums, plural Schäume)

  1. foam, lather, froth

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schaum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schaum die Schäume
genitive eines des Schaumes, Schaums der Schäume
dative einem dem Schaum, Schaume1 den Schäumen
accusative einen den Schaum die Schäume

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Kashubian: szum

Further reading[edit]

  • “Schaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schaum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schaum” in Duden online
  • Schaum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schaum m (plural Scheim)

  1. foam, froth

Derived terms[edit]

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schaum m (uncountable)

  1. foam, lather
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