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.

Verb

skum (third-person singular simple present skums, present participle skumming, simple past and past participle skummed)

  1. Obsolete form of scum (“remove surface impurities”).
    • Holland
      Note by the way, that if honey be despumed, that is to say, skummed and clarified, it is evermore the better for any use.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

skum

  1. foam, froth

Declension
Declension of skum
neuter
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative skum skummet
genitive skums skummets

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Compare with German Schaum

Noun

skum n (definite singular skummet, uncountable)

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

Verb

skum

  1. imperative of skumme

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skʊmː/

Noun

skum n (definite singular skummet, uncountable)

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

Derived terms

References

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 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 the predicative.

Synonyms

Noun

skum n

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

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