Schmand

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German smand.[1] There are two theories as to the origin of the Middle Low German word:

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schmand m (strong, genitive Schmandes or Schmands, no plural)

  1. (especially West-Central German, North-East German) thick, fermented (soured) cream; smetana, sour cream (with a high fat content)
    • 1677, Johanne Hiskia Cardilucio, Neuaufgerichtete Stadt- und Land-Apotheke / Diæt-Büchlein oder Speise-Tranck- und Lebens-Ordnung, chapter XIV, Eigenſchafft deß Milchraams, page 926:
      Welchergestalt ſich die beſte Subſtanß aus der Milch oben auf begibt in einen feiſten Raam oder Schmant / welcher ferner durch ſtarcke Bewegung oder Kernen ſich ſcheidet in Butter und Buttermilch / []
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  2. (rare, chiefly West-Central German) Milk skin, lactoderm (a sticky film of coagulated proteins, namely casein, that forms on the surface of heated milk just before reaching the boiling point)
  3. (East-Central German) mud, sludge, slush
    Synonyms: Schlamm, Matsch, Modder

Usage notes[edit]

  • The traditional, although less common spelling is Schmant.
  • The spelling Schmand has been an optional spelling since 2011.

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schmand” in Duden online
  2. ^ Schmand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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