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Scham
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scham schäm
German
Alternative forms
de Schaam obsolete
Etymology
From de gmh schame, from de goh scama, from de gmw-pro *skamu, from de gem-pro *skamō, ultimately from de ine-pro. Compare nl schaamte, en shame, da skam.
Pronunciation
de /ʃaːm/
de De-Scham.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːm 1
de Charme some speakers
Noun
f.sg
shame uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which de Schande
bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
de dated except in compounds pubic region including the genitals
de Schamhaar pubic hair
de dated vulva
Declension
f.sg
Derived terms
de Schambein Schambereich schämen Schamentzündung Schamgegend schamhaft schamlos
See also
de schade
de Schande
Further reading
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