Creme

== German == === Alternative forms === Krem, Kreme (superseded) Crème (standard in Switzerland, optional in Germany) === Etymology === Borrowed from French crème. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krɛːm(ə)/, [ˈkʁɛːm], [ˈkʁɛːmə], [kʁeːm], [ˈkʁeːmə] Hyphenation: Creme === Noun === Creme f (genitive Creme, plural Cremes or Cremen) cream (medicine) frosting, custard cream colour ==== Usage notes ==== For “cream” meaning “milkfat” use Sahne, or (regionally) Rahm; Obers. The plural Cremes is applied by speakers who use a monosyllabic pronunciation for the singular, while the plural Cremen is accordance with a disyllabic pronunciation. The former is more common. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== creme ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: krém (also via French) → Yiddish: קרעם (krem) (possibly) === See also === === Further reading === “Creme”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Creme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Creme (Salbe, Süßspeise)” in Duden online Creme on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Old English == === Etymology === Compare Lombardic Krem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkre.me/ === Proper noun === Creme f Crema (town in Lombardy)