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skum

skum

English

Noun

skum

  1. Obsolete form of scum. (surface impurities)
    • 1825, William Kitchiner, The Cook's Oracle
      […] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compare with German Schaum

Noun

skum n ‎(definite singular skummet)

  1. foam, froth
  2. (from soap, shampoo) lather

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skum n ‎(definite singular skummet)

  1. foam, froth
  2. (from soap, shampoo) lather

Derived terms

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Swedish

Adjective

skum (comparative skummare, superlative skummast)

  1. dark, not illuminated
  2. dodgy, shady; which cannot stand being made public; immoral or possibly even illegal or performing illegal actions

Declension

Inflection of skum
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular skum skummare skummast
Neuter singular skumt skummare skummast
Plural skumma skummare skummast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 skumme skummare skummaste
All skumma skummare skummaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Synonyms

  • (dark): mörk, oupplyst

Noun

skum n

  1. head (foam on carbonated beverages)
  2. froth, foam

Declension

Inflection of skum 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skum skummet skum skummen
Genitive skums skummets skums skummens

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