Schlamm

See also: schlamm

German

Etymology

From either Middle Low German slam or Middle High German slam, which Pfeifer derives from a Proto-Germanic *slambaz, to which he considers schlemmen and Schlampe related. He further derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang limply”), for which see Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, hang down”) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlam/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -am

Noun

Schlamm m (strong, genitive Schlammes or Schlamms, plural Schlämme)

1. mud
2. sludge, ooze

Declension

Declension of Schlamm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlamm	die	Schlämme
genitive	eines	des	Schlammes, Schlamms	der	Schlämme
dative	einem	dem	Schlamm, Schlamme1	den	Schlämmen
accusative	einen	den	Schlamm	die	Schlämme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Matsch
• Modder (regional)
• Schmand (regional)

Hyponyms

• Anodenschlamm, Flussschlamm, Klärschlamm, Meeresschlamm, Moorschlamm, Seeschlamm, Straßenschlamm

Derived terms

• schlammig

Related terms

• Schlammbeißer, Schlammlawine, Schlammschlacht, Schlammschicht
• schlämmen
• Schlämmkreide

Descendants

• → Polish: szlam
• → Russian: шлам (šlam)

See also

• Schlick

References

• “Schlamm” in Duden online
• “Schlamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading

• Schlamm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm
• Homophone: schlamm

Noun

Schlamm m (plural Schlämm)

1. mud

Synonyms

• Knascht
• Dreck
• Mätsch