schome
Walloon
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”). Cognate with English scum (“foam”), Dutch schuim (“foam”), German Schaum (“foam”), Danish and Swedish skum (“foam”), French écume (“scum”), Italian schiuma (“foam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɔm/
- main regional pronunciations:
- IPA(key): /hɔm/ (eastern Liege region)
- IPA(key): /ʃym/ (central Namur region, southern Ardennes region)
- IPA(key): /skum/ (western Charleroi region)
Noun
schome ? (uncountable)
- scum
- foam