Gaum
derNounarchaic or dialect for 'Gaumen' (palate)
English translations
- 01
gaze
- 02
leer
- 03
stare
Word details
- German meaning
- Gaum ist eine veraltete oder regionale Bezeichnung für den Mund oder den Rachenraum.
- English meaning
- Mouth, palate
- German example
- Ihm stand der Speichel im Gaum.
- English example
- His mouth was full of saliva.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Gaum
- Plural Form
- die Gaumen
Related words
- Gaumensegel
soft palate
- Gaumenspalte
Cleft palate
- Gaumenfreude
Culinary delight
- Gaumensegel
soft palate
- Gaumenlaut
Palatal consonant
- Gaumenmandel
Tonsil
- Gaumensegellaut
Velar nasal
- Gaumen
The palate is the upper limit of the oral cavity.
- Hintergaumen
Soft palate
- Artikulationsort
Place of articulation
- Artikulationsstelle
Place of articulation
- uvular
Uvular
- retroflex
Retroflex
- palatalisiert
Palatalized
- palatinal
Palatal
- palato-alveolar
palato-alveolar
- Hasenscharte
Cleft lip
- Zungenlaut
Lingual sound
- Velarisierung
Velarization in phonetics refers to the articulation of a sound with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate (velum), resulting in a darker sound.
- Tonsillektomie
Tonsillectomy
- Velar
A velar is a sound that is formed by articulation with the back of the tongue against the soft palate (velum), such as 'k' or 'g'.
- Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis
- Palato-Alveolar
Palato-alveolar refers to sounds that are formed by simultaneous articulation at the hard palate and the alveoli (tooth ridge).
- Uvular
Uvular
- palatal
Palatal
- velar
Velar
- Palatal
palatal
- Mandelentzündung
Tonsillitis
- velarisieren
velarize
Example sentences with “Gaum”
Das schmeckt dem Gaum. (That pleases the palate.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Gaum standard?
No, it is an archaic or dialect form. The standard is 'Gaumen' (der).