Schleim
German, noun/ʃlaɪ̯m/
Schleim is a German masculine noun meaning “mucus, slime (viscous bodily secretion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zähflüssige, klebrige Masse, gebildet von Drüsen bei Mensch, Tier und Pflanze”.
What does Schleim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemucus, slime (viscous bodily secretion)
Nasenschleim
- 2
datedmasculineany viscous matter, e.g. pap
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zähflüssige, klebrige Masse, gebildet von Drüsen bei Mensch, Tier und Pflanze 2. dickflüssige, breiartige Speise
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schleim
- Schleimes genitive
- Schleims genitive
- Schleime plural
- Schleimen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schleim?
- /ʃlaɪ̯m/
- [ʃlaɪ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schleim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schleim in German?
Schleim appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).