Rahm

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dialectal variant of expected Raum (early modern German, rare), from Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

The form Rahm ousted the regular form due to homonymy with Raum (“room”), from Middle High German rūm. Dialects that have developed Middle High German -ou- into -ā- are found in south-eastern and central-western Germany. Cognate with Dutch room and English ream.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Rahm m (strong, genitive Rahmes or Rahms, no plural)

  1. (especially Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria) cream (milkfat)
    Synonym: Sahne

Usage notes
  • In German standard German, Rahm is used mainly in compounds (such as Rahmsoße, Sauerrahm etc.); otherwise Sahne is much more common. This is not necessarily true of colloquial varieties nor of standard German in Austria and Switzerland.

Declension
Declension of Rahm [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Rahm
genitive eines des Rahmes, Rahms
dative einem dem Rahm, Rahme1
accusative einen den Rahm

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Derived terms
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See also
  • Creme (“cream” in the sense of “frosting”)

Further reading
  • “Rahm” in Duden online
  • “Rahm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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