Raum

See also: raum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Raum.

Proper noun

Raum (plural Raums)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Raum is the 40313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Raum is most common among White (89.32%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaʊ̯m/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m
  • Hyphenation: Raum

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁-.

Noun

Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, plural Räume)

  1. (physics) space
    • 1985, Carlo Karges (lyrics and music), “Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann”, in Feuer und Flamme, performed by Nena:
      Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit / Richtung Unendlichkeit / Fliegen Motten in das Licht / Genau wie du und ich
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. capacity, volume, room
    Synonyms: Rauminhalt, Fassungsvermögen
  3. room, chamber
    Synonyms: Gemach, Gelass, Zimmer
  4. place, area, field, room, space
    1. room, hold (of a vessel or vehicle)
      Synonym: Hubraum
  5. (figurative) scope, opportunity, field
Usage notes
  • See Zimmer for notes on the distinction between it and Raum.
Declension
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

Noun

Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, no plural) (archaic and dialectal only)

  1. alternative form of Rahm (cream)
    • 1680, Franciszek à Mesgnien Meninski, “Raum”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum (in Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Latin, German, Italian, French, and Polish), Vienna, column 3828:
      قیمقلنمق kajmaklanmak. Cremore obduci. Raum bekommen / zu Milchraum werden. Far il fiore. Se prendre, se couvrir de cresme. Smietánę wydáć.
      قیمقلو kajmaklü. Cremore tectus. Mit Raum überzogen. Latte col fiore. De cresme, avec la cresme. Z śmietáną / śmietánę májący.
      Forming cream.
      Covered with cream.
Declension

Further reading

  • Raum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Raum” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raʊ̯m/

Noun

Raum m (plural Reim)

  1. room

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą. Cognate with German Raum, Dutch ruim, English room.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ræu̯m/, [ʀæˑʊ̯m]
  • Rhymes: -æːʊm

Noun

Raum m (plural Raim or Räim)

  1. room

Further reading

  • Raum in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Volga German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.

Noun

Raum m (plural Räum)

  1. room

Etymology 2

From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

Noun

Raum m

  1. ream
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