Schaum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schaum.
Proper noun
Schaum (plural Schaums)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Muchas, as much, cumsha, cushma, much as, shumac, sumach
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate to English scum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯m
Audio (file)
Noun
Schaum m (strong, genitive Schaumes or Schaums, plural Schäume)
- foam, lather, froth
Declension
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 uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Meerschaum
- Schaumbad
- Schaumblase
- schäumen
- Schaumgebäck
- Schaumglas
- Schaumgummi
- schaumig
- Schaumkraut
- Schaumkrone
- Schaumkuchen
- Schaumschläger
- Schaumstoff
- Schaumwäsche
- Schaumwein
- Schaumwelle
- Seifenschaum
- Wasserschaum
Further reading
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/
Noun
Schaum m (plural Scheim)
- foam, froth
Derived terms
- schaumich
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃæːʊ̯m/
- Rhymes: -æːʊm
Noun
Schaum m (uncountable)
- foam, lather