Flaum

See also: flaum

German

Etymology

From Middle High German phlūme, from Old High German phlūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmu (“down feather”). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is East Central German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flaʊ̯m/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Flaum m (strong, genitive Flaumes or Flaums, no plural)

1. fluff; down (thin hair, such as on an adolescent boy’s upper lip)

Declension

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flaum
genitive	eines	des	Flaumes, Flaums
dative	einem	dem	Flaum, Flaume1
accusative	einen	den	Flaum

Declension of Flaum [sg-only, masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Flaumer
• flaumig

Further reading

• “Flaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flaum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flaum” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlamme, from Latin flamma.

Noun

Flaum f (plural Flaume)

1. flame