Masculine

Saum

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) hem (sewn edge of a garment or cloth)
  2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) edge

Frequency

32k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

saum

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/zaʊ̯m/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum (“seam, hem”).

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