skumme

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From the noun skum (“foam”). Compare Norwegian skumme, Swedish skumma, German schäumen, Dutch schuimen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /skomə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔmə], [ˈsɡ̊ɔmm̩]

Verb edit

skumme (past tense skummede, past participle skummet)

to foam, froth
to lather (soap)
to skim (e.g. cream)

Conjugation edit

Inflection of skumme

	present	past
simple	skummer	skummede
perfect	har skummet	havde skummet
passive	skummes	skummedes
participle	skummende	skummet
imperative	skum	—
infinitive	skumme	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skummen	—

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From the noun skum.

Verb edit

skumme (imperative skum, present tense skummer, passive skummes, simple past and past participle skumma or skummet, present participle skummende)

to foam, froth
to lather (soap)
to skim (e.g. cream; when reading)

References edit

“skumme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skumme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From the noun skum.

Verb edit

skumme (present tense skummar, past tense skumma, past participle skumma, passive infinitive skummast, present participle skummande, imperative skum)

to foam, froth
to lather (soap)
to skim (e.g. cream; when reading)

Alternative forms edit

skumma

References edit

“skumme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Adjective edit

skumme

definite natural masculine singular of skum