Femení

Scham

Significat

Conceptes

(Anglès)

(feminine, no-plural) shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
(feminine, no-plural) bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
(dated, feminine, no-plural) pubic region including the genitals
(dated, feminine, no-plural) vulva

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʃaːm/

Heretat de alt alemany mitjà

Heretat de alt alemany antic

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In summary

From Middle High German schame, from Old High German scama, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, Danish skam.