Meerschaum

See also: meerschaum

German

Etymology

From Meer (“sea”) +‎ Schaum (“foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯m/
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Hyphenation: Meer‧schaum

Noun

Meerschaum m (strong, genitive Meerschaumes or Meerschaums, plural Meerschäume)

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

Declension

Declension of Meerschaum [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Meerschaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Meerschaum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Meerschaum” in Duden online

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