Raum

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from German Raum.

Proper noun

Raum (plural Raums)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaʊ̯m/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m
• Hyphenation: Raum

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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 quotation)

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 notes

• See Zimmer for notes on the distinction between it and Raum.

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. alternative form of Rahm (“cream”)
   • 1680, Franciszek à Mesgnien Meninski, “Raum”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎ (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 cream.
     Covered with cream.

Declension

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raʊ̯m/

Noun

Raum m (plural Reim)

1. room

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ræu̯m/,
• Rhymes: -æːʊm

Noun

Raum m (plural Raim or Räim)

1. room

Related terms

• geraimeg
• raumen

Further reading

• Raum in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Volga German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Raum m (plural Räum)

1. room

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Raum m

1. ream