Schleim

Schleim

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slīm, from Old High German slīm, from Proto-Germanic *slīmą. Compare English slime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlaɪ̯m/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Noun

Schleim m (genitive Schleimes or Schleims, plural Schleime)

1. slime
2. mucus

Declension

Declension of Schleim

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schleim	die	Schleime
genitive	eines	des	Schleimes, Schleims	der	Schleime
dative	einem	dem	Schleim, Schleime1	den	Schleimen
accusative	einen	den	Schleim	die	Schleime

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• schleimen
• schleimig

Further reading

• Schleim in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlaɪ̯m/

Noun

Schleim m (plural Schleim)

1. mucus
2. slime

Derived terms

• schleimich

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary