geraum
German
Etymology
Related to Raum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
geraum (comparative geraumer or geräumer, superlative am geraumste or am geräumste)
- containing much space, considerable (large in amount)
- lasting some time
Usage notes
- The word is often used with a substantive denoting time such as Zeit or Weile, and geraume Zeit can be translated as quite some time or some time.
Declension
- with umlaut
- without umlaut
Further reading
- “geraum” in Duden online