Scham

See also: schäm

German

Alternative forms

Schaam

Etymology

From Old High German scama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, Danish skam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaːm/
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Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Scham f (genitive Scham, no plural)

shamefacedness (not in the sense of disgrace)
(dated, except in compounds) pubic region including the sexual organs

Declension

Declension of Scham (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Scham
genitive	einer	der	Scham
dative	einer	der	Scham
accusative	eine	die	Scham

Derived terms

Related terms

schämen

See also

Further reading

Scham in Duden online

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