écume

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

écume

from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌼 skum which gives the Old High German scûm; see the German schaum, the English scum, the Scandinavian skûm, sgûm. This word is also found in Celtic. The c of écume excludes the Latin spuma.

Definitions

architecture

Plural

écumes

Translations

  • germangerman:Schaum
  • englishenglish:lather
  • danishdanish:skum
  • spanishspanish:espuma
  • finnishfinnish:vaahto
  • greekgreek:αφρός
  • italianitalian:spuma
  • dutchdutch:schuim
  • portugueseportuguese:escuma
  • russianrussian:пена
  • swedishswedish:skum

See also

écumes (v.) écumette (cn.) spume (cn.) écumeuse (adj.) écumeuse (cn.) spumeux (adj.) écumeur (cn.) écumeux (adj.) écumage (cn.) écumant (adj.) écumer (v.) spumosité (cn.) spumaire (cn.)