Schaum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schaum.

Proper noun

Schaum (plural Schaums)

  1. 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

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate to English scum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schaum
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Noun

Schaum m (strong, genitive Schaumes or Schaums, plural Schäume)

  1. 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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: szum

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)

  1. foam, froth

Derived terms
  • schaumich

Further reading

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)

  1. foam, lather
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