Saum

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German[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum (“seam, hem”).

Noun[edit]

Saum m (strong, genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. hem (sewn edge of a garment or cloth)
  2. (figurative) edge
Declension[edit]
Declension of Saum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Saum die Säume
genitive eines des Saumes, Saums der Säume
dative einem dem Saum, Saume1 den Säumen
accusative einen den Saum die Säume

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
hem
edge
Related terms[edit]
hem

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum (“load, burden; sacksaddle”).

Noun[edit]

Saum m (strong, genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) burden of a pack animal
    Synonym: Last f
Declension[edit]
Declension of Saum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Saum die Säume
genitive eines des Saumes, Saums der Säume
dative einem dem Saum, Saume1 den Säumen
accusative einen den Saum die Säume

1Now rare, see notes.

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