Raum

German

Etymology

From Old High German rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Compare Low German Ruum, Dutch ruim, English room, Danish rum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Raum m (genitive Raums or Raumes, plural Räume)

chamber, room
Synonym: Zimmer
(physics) space
place
area
capacity, volume
hold (of a ship)
scope, opportunity (figurative)

Declension

Declension of Raum

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Raum	die	Räume
genitive	eines	des	Raumes, Raums	der	Räume
dative	einem	dem	Raum, Raume¹	den	Räumen
accusative	einen	den	Raum	die	Räume

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Angstraum
Aufenthaltsraum
Banachraum
Gästeraum
Hallraum
Hilbertraum

räumlich
Ruheraum
Schlafraum
Spielraum
Sprachraum

Umkleideraum
Warteraum
Weltraum
Wohnraum
Zeitraum

Related terms

Terms related to Raum

Raumfahrer
Raumfahrzeug
räumlich

Raummeter
Raumschiff
Raumzeit

Further reading

Raum in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʀæːʊ̯m/
Rhymes: -æːʊm

Noun

Raum m (plural Raim)

room

Related terms

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