schuim

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuum, schum, scum, from Old Dutch *skūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, English scum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxœy̯m/

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• Hyphenation: schuim
• Rhymes: -œy̯m

Noun

schuim n (uncountable, diminutive schuimpje n)

1. foam, froth
2. (uncountable) a type of spongy sweets, made of albumen and sugar (as a countable object always diminutive)
3. scum, rabble, crooks
4. impurity, flaw, especially in (molten) metal

Derived terms

• koffieschuim
• ontschuimen
• schuimalg
• schuimbekken
• schuimen
• schuimgebak
• schuimkraag
• schuimkop
• schuimrubber
• schuimtaal
• steekschuim
• zeeschuim

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skuim
• Negerhollands: skuum
• → Sranan Tongo: skuma