Schaum

Borrowed from German Schaum.

Schaum (plural Schaums)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaum is the 34272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Schaum is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Muchas, as much, cumsha, cushma, much as, shumac, sumach

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/

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• Hyphenation: Schaum
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

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

1. foam, lather, froth

• → Kashubian: szum

• “Schaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schaum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schaum” in Duden online
• Schaum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm.

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʊ̯m/

Schaum m (plural Scheim)

1. foam, froth

• schaumich

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm. Cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.

• IPA^(key): /ʃæːʊ̯m/
• Rhymes: -æːʊm

Schaum m (uncountable)

1. foam, lather