creme
English
editAdjective
editcreme (comparative more creme, superlative most creme)
- Alternative spelling of crème
Noun
editcreme (countable and uncountable, plural cremes)
- Alternative spelling of crème
Derived terms
editVerb
editcreme (third-person singular simple present cremes, present participle creming, simple past and past participle cremed)
- Alternative spelling of crème
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom French crème, a merger of Late Latin chrisma (“ointment”) (from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “unguent”)) and Late Latin crama (“skim”) (from Gaulish *crama).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcreme c (singular definite cremen, plural indefinite cremer)
Declension
editcommon gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | creme | cremen | cremer | cremerne |
genitive | cremes | cremens | cremers | cremernes |
Descendants
edit- → Faroese: krem
German
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editcreme (indeclinable)
- cream (color/colour)
- Synonyms: cremefarben, cremefarbig
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcreme
- inflection of cremen:
Further reading
editItalian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcreme f
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old French cresme, creme, craime, a blend of Late Latin crisma (from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma)) and crāmum. Doublet of crisme.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcreme (uncountable)
- chrism (mixture of oil and balsam)
- cream (fatty part of milk)
- (by extension) A cream dish.
- (rare) The sacrament of Confirmation.
Descendants
edit- English: cream (see there for further descendants)
References
edit- “crēme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “crēme, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcreme
- Alternative form of cromen
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: cre‧me
- Rhymes: -emi
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from French crème,[1][2] from Late Latin crāmum (“skim”), from Gaulish *crama.
Noun
editcreme m (plural cremes)
- (uncountable) milkfat, cream
- Synonym: nata
- (uncountable) any substance of similar texture
- an amount or type of the substance
- cream (color/colour)
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- O enterro da pequenita foi feito à custa de Léonie, que apareceu às três da tarde, vestida de cetineta cor de creme, num carrinho dirigido por um cocheiro de calção de flanela branca e libré agaloada de ouro.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
edit- (cream (milk product)): nata
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editcreme
- inflection of cremar:
See also
editbranco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento |
preto, negro, atro |
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim |
laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom |
amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-bebê, azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |
References
edit- ^ “creme”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “creme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Romanian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcreme
Spanish
editVerb
editcreme
- inflection of cremar:
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English verbs
- Danish terms borrowed from French
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish terms derived from Late Latin
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms derived from Gaulish
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish terms spelled with C
- Danish common-gender nouns
- German terms derived from French
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German uncomparable adjectives
- German non-lemma forms
- German verb forms
- de:Whites
- de:Yellows
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛme
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛme/2 syllables
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian noun forms
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Late Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle English doublets
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English uncountable nouns
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- Middle English alternative forms
- enm:Cooking
- enm:Dairy products
- enm:Liquids
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/emi
- Rhymes:Portuguese/emi/2 syllables
- Portuguese terms borrowed from French
- Portuguese terms derived from French
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Gaulish
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese uncountable nouns
- Portuguese terms with quotations
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
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- pt:Yellows
- pt:Whites
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian non-lemma forms
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- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms