Foam

See also: foam

Bavarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German veim, from Old High German feim, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz. Cognate with German Feim (“heap of grain”), English foam.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɐ̯m/

Noun

Foam m

  1. foam (especially of beer)
  2. bodily fluid or secretion
  3. light cloudcover or snow

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe (“colour”).

Alternative forms
  • Foabm

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɐ̯m/

Noun

Foam f

  1. colour, hue

Etymology 3

Inherited from Middle High German form, from Latin forma. Cognate with German Form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɐ̯m/

Noun

Foam f

  1. form, shape
  2. form (of a word)
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