Schaam

== East Central German == === Etymology === From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm. Cognate to English scum. === Noun === Schaam m (Erzgebirgisch) foam, lather, froth === References === Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 2 1998 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Eierquatsch und drackite Supp: Ein heiteres Mundartbuch aus dem Erzgebirge und dem Vogtland, P. 30 == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːm/ Rhymes: -ɔːm Syllabification: Schaam === Noun === Schaam f shame === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Schaam”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Low German == === Etymology === From Old Saxon skama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”). Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, German Scham. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaːm/ === Noun === Schaam f (no plural) (German Low German) shame, shamefacedness (not in the sense of disgrace) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology 1 === Compare German Scham, English shame. ==== Noun ==== Schaam f modesty shame === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm. Compare German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum. ==== Noun ==== Schaam m foam scum froth