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Raum

See also: raum

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from German Raum.

Proper nounEdit

Raum (plural Raums)

  1. A surname from German.

StatisticsEdit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Raum is the 40313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Raum is most common among White (89.32%) individuals.

Further readingEdit

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ʁaʊ̯m/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m
  • Hyphenation: Raum

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁-.

NounEdit

Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, plural Räume)

  1. (physics) space
    • 1985, Carlo Karges (lyrics and music), “Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann”, in Feuer und Flamme, performed by Nena:
      Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit / Richtung Unendlichkeit / Fliegen Motten in das Licht / Genau wie du und ich
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. capacity, volume, room
    Synonyms: Rauminhalt, Fassungsvermögen
  3. room, chamber
    Synonyms: Gemach, Gelass, Zimmer
  4. place, area, field, room, space
    1. room, hold (of a vessel or vehicle)
      Synonym: Hubraum
  5. (figurative) scope, opportunity, field
Usage notesEdit
  • See Zimmer for notes on the distinction between it and Raum.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Raum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Raum die Räume
genitive eines des Raumes, Raums der Räume
dative einem dem Raum, Raume1 den Räumen
accusative einen den Raum die Räume

1Now uncommon, see notes.

HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

NounEdit

Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, no plural) (archaic and dialectal only)

  1. alternative form of Rahm (“ream”)
    • 1680, Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien, “Raum”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎[1] (in Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Latin, German, Italian, French, and Polish), Vienna, column 3828:
      قیمقلنمق kajmaklanmak. Cremore obduci. Raum bekommen / zu Milchraum werden. Far il fiore. Se prendre, se couvrir de cresme. Smietánę wydáć.
      قیمقلو kajmaklü. Cremore tectus. Mit Raum überzogen. Latte col fiore. De cresme, avec la cresme. Z śmietáną / śmietánę májący.
      Forming ream.
      Covered with ream.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Raum [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Raum
genitive eines des Raumes, Raums
dative einem dem Raum, Raume1
accusative einen den Raum

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Further readingEdit

  • “Raum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Raum” in Duden online

HunsrikEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German and Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Raum m (plural Reim)

  1. room

Further readingEdit

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German and Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą. Cognate with German Raum, Dutch ruim, English room.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Raum m (plural Raim)

  1. room

Related termsEdit

Volga GermanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.

NounEdit

Raum m (plural Räum)

  1. room

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

NounEdit

Raum m

  1. ream
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