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écume

écume

See also: écumé

French

Noun

écume f ‎(plural écumes)

  1. foam

Derived terms

Verb

écume

  1. first-person singular present indicative of écumer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of écumer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of écumer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of écumer
  5. second-person singular imperative of écumer

Etymology

From Middle French and Old French escume ‎(“froth, foam”), from a blend of Latin spūma and Frankish *skūm ‎(“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz ‎(“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- ‎(“to cover, conceal”). Cognate with Old High German scūm ‎(“froth, foam”), Middle Dutch schūme ‎(“foam”), Old Norse skum ‎(“lather”). Cf. also Catalan and Galician escuma. More at scum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekym/

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