Saum

See also: saum and šaum

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaʊ̯m/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Etymology 1

From Middle High German soum (hem, seam), from Old High German soum (hem, seam), from Proto-Germanic *saumaz. Cognate with Dutch zoom, English seam. Compare Old High German siuwen (to sew), English sew.

Noun

Saum m (genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. hem (sewn edge of a garment or cloth)
  2. (figuratively) edge
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Etymology 2

From Middle High German soum (weight, pack animal), from Old High German soum (weight, pack animal), from Vulgar Latin *sauma (packsaddle), from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma).

Noun

Saum m (genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) burden of a pack animal
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