Scham
See also: schäm
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German schame, from Old High German scama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, Danish skam.
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Noun edit
Scham f (genitive Scham, no plural)
- shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
- bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
- (dated, except in compounds) pubic region including the genitals
- (dated) vulva
Declension edit
Declension of Scham [sg-only, feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Scham” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Scham” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Scham” in Duden online
- Scham on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de