skumme

Danish

Etymology

From the noun skum (“foam”). Compare Norwegian skumme, Swedish skumma, German schäumen, Dutch schuimen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skomə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔmə], [ˈsɡ̊ɔmm̩]

Verb

skumme (past tense skummede, past participle skummet)

1. to foam, froth
2. to lather (soap)
3. to skim (e.g. cream)

Conjugation

Inflection of skumme

	present	past
simple	skummer	skummede
perfect	har skummet	havde skummet
passive	skummes	skummedes
participle	skummende	skummet
imperative	skum	—
infinitive	skumme	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skummen	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun skum.

Verb

skumme (imperative skum, present tense skummer, passive skummes, simple past and past participle skumma or skummet, present participle skummende)

1. to foam, froth
2. to lather (soap)
3. to skim (e.g. cream; when reading)

References

• “skumme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skumme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun skum.

Verb

skumme (present tense skummar, past tense skumma, past participle skumma, passive infinitive skummast, present participle skummande, imperative skum)

1. to foam, froth
2. to lather (soap)
3. to skim (e.g. cream; when reading)

Alternative forms

• skumma

References

• “skumme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

skumme

1. definite natural masculine singular of skum