Meerschaum

See also: meerschaum

German

Etymology

Meer (“sea”) +‎ Schaum (“foam”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Meerschaum m (genitive Meerschaums or Meerschaumes, plural Meerschäume)

  1. seafoam (the foam of the churned-up sea)
  2. a soft white mineral, meerschaum
    Synonym: Sepiolith
  3. air fern (a hydroid in the genus Sertularia)
    Synonym: Seemoos

Declension
Declension of Meerschaum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Meerschaum die Meerschäume
genitive eines des Meerschaumes,
Meerschaums		 der Meerschäume
dative einem dem Meerschaum,
Meerschaume1		 den Meerschäumen
accusative einen den Meerschaum die Meerschäume
1Now uncommon, see notes

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