Creme

See also: creme, crémé, cremé, crème, and Crème

German

Alternative forms
  • Krem (dated)
  • Kreme (superseded)
  • Crème (standard in Switzerland, optional in Germany)

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /krɛːm(ə)/, [ˈkʁɛːm], [ˈkʁɛːmə], [kʁeːm], [ˈkʁeːmə]
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  • Hyphenation: Creme

Noun

Creme f (genitive Creme, plural Cremes or Cremen)

  1. cream (medicine)
  2. frosting, custard
  3. cream colour

Usage notes
  • For “cream” meaning “milkfat” use Sahne, or (regionally) Rahm; Obers.
  • The plural Cremes is applied by speakers who use a monosyllabic pronunciation for the singular, while the plural Cremen is accordance with a disyllabic pronunciation. The former is more common.

Declension
Declension of Creme [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Creme die Cremes, Cremen
genitive einer der Creme der Cremes, Cremen
dative einer der Creme den Cremes, Cremen
accusative eine die Creme die Cremes, Cremen

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: krém (also via French)
  • → Yiddish: קרעם (krem) (possibly)

See also
Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

Further reading
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