Kram

See also: kram, krám, kräm, kråm, and k'ram

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krām (“merchant tent; wares”), from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”), probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic грамъ (gramŭ, “pub, inn”) or чрѣмъ (črěmŭ, “tent”).[1]

The semantic development is “tent cloth” → “merchant tent” → “shop” → “wares” → “stuff”. Cognate with Dutch kraam (“booth, stall”). and Yiddish קראָם‎ (krom, “shop”). More at crame.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁaːm/
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Noun

Kram m (strong, genitive Krames or Krams, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) stuff
    Synonyms: Krempel, Zeug; see also Thesaurus:Zeug
  2. (archaic) little shop; booth; stall

Declension
Declension of Kram [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kram
genitive eines des Krames, Krams
dative einem dem Kram, Krame1
accusative einen den Kram

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kraam1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading
  • “Kram” in Duden online
  • “Kram” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kram on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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