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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Raum.

Proper noun

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Raum (plural Raums)

  1. A surname from German.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Raum is the 40313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Raum is most common among White (89.32%) individuals.

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German

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁-.

Noun

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Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, plural Räume)

  1. (physics) space
    • 1985, Carlo Karges (lyrics and music), “Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann”, in Feuer und Flamme, performed by Nena:
      Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit
      Richtung Unendlichkeit
      Fliegen Motten in das Licht
      Genau wie du und ich
      In freefall through space and time
      In the direction of infinity
      Motes fly in the light
      Just like you and me
  2. capacity, volume, room
    Synonyms: Rauminhalt, Fassungsvermögen
  3. room, chamber
    Synonyms: Gemach, Gelass, Zimmer
  4. place, area, field, room, space
    1. room, hold (of a vessel or vehicle)
      Synonym: Hubraum
  5. (figurative) scope, opportunity, field
Usage notes
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  • See Zimmer for notes on the distinction between it and Raum.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

Noun

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Raum m (strong, genitive Raumes or Raums, no plural) (archaic and dialectal only)

  1. alternative form of Rahm (cream)
    • 1680, Franciszek à Mesgnien Meninski, “Raum”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[1] (in Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Latin, German, Italian, French, and Polish), Vienna, column 3828:
      قیمقلنمق kajmaklanmak. Cremore obduci. Raum bekommen / zu Milchraum werden. Far il fiore. Se prendre, se couvrir de cresme. Smietánę wydáć.
      قیمقلو kajmaklü. Cremore tectus. Mit Raum überzogen. Latte col fiore. De cresme, avec la cresme. Z śmietáną / śmietánę májący.
      Forming cream.
      Covered with cream.
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Further reading

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  • Raum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Raum” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

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Raum m (plural Reim)

  1. room

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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Raum m (plural Raim or Räim)

  1. room
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Further reading

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  • Raum in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Volga German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.

Noun

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Raum m (plural Räum)

  1. room

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German roum, from Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

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Raum m

  1. ream