schäumen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schoumen, schemen, schūmen, from Old High German scūmen, skūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skūmijan (to foam, froth), from Proto-West Germanic *skūm (foam). Cognate with German Low German schumen, Dutch schuimen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪ̯.mən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯mən
  • Hyphenation: schäu‧men

Verb

schäumen (weak, third-person singular present schäumt, past tense schäumte, past participle geschäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to froth, to foam
  2. to fume (to feel or express great anger)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • schäumen” in Duden online
  • schäumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache