Schwamm

See also: schwamm and Schwämm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German swamp, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. See also Old English swamm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃvam/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

Schwamm m (genitive Schwamms or Schwammes, plural Schwämme)

  1. sponge
  2. fungus, mushroom, toadstool
  3. (medicine) morbid growth
  4. dry rot

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