zwam
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch *swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz. Cognate with German Schwamm (“sponge”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzwam f or m (plural zwammen, diminutive zwammetje n)
- A fungus, mushroom.
- Synonym: paddenstoel
- (obsolete) A sponge.
- 1803, Lucas Oling, “Over de nieuw-uitgevondene filtreer-werktuigen.”, in Mengelwerk, page 444:
- In eene verdieping in het midden van denzelven zyn, in een zoort van tappen, twee waschsponzen of zwammen aangebragt, waar door het te filtreerene water gaat.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: swam
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