Schamhaar

German

Etymology

Scham (“pubic region”) +‎ Haar (“hair”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːmˌhaːʁ/, [ˈʃaːmˌhaːɐ̯]
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Noun

Schamhaar n (strong, genitive Schamhaares or Schamhaars, plural Schamhaare)

  1. pubic hair (collectively)
    Synonyms: Schambehaarung, Intimbehaarung
  2. pubic hair (a single hair growing in the pubic region)
    Hyponyms: Fotzenhaar, Mösenhaar, Muschihaar, Sackhaar

Declension
Declension of Schamhaar [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schamhaar die Schamhaare
genitive eines des Schamhaares, Schamhaars der Schamhaare
dative einem dem Schamhaar, Schamhaare1 den Schamhaaren
accusative ein das Schamhaar die Schamhaare

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Dutch: schaamhaar (calque)
    • Afrikaans: skaamhaar
    • → West Frisian: skamhier (calque)

Further reading
  • “Schamhaar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schamhaar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schamhaar” in Duden online
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