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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch *swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz. Cognate with German Schwamm (“sponge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zʋɑm/
- Hyphenation: zwam
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
zwam 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)
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