Rahm
German
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editEtymology
editDialectal variant of expected Raum (early modern German, rare), from Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.
The form Rahm ousted the regular form due to homonymy with Raum (“room”), from Middle High German rūm. Dialects that have developed Middle High German -ou- into -ā- are found in south-eastern and central-western Germany. Cognate with Dutch room and English ream.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editRahm m (strong, genitive Rahmes or Rahms, no plural)
- (especially Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria) cream (milkfat)
- Synonym: Sahne
Usage notes
edit- In German standard German, Rahm is used mainly in compounds (such as Rahmsoße, Sauerrahm etc.); otherwise Sahne is much more common. This is not necessarily true of colloquial varieties nor of standard German in Austria and Switzerland.
Declension
editDeclension of Rahm [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Synonyms
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editSee also
edit- Creme (“cream” in the sense of “frosting”)
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