Masculine
Klumpen
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) lump
- (masculine,strong) clod
Concepts
Synonyms
Klumpatsch
große Menge
Blutpfropf
urbar gemachtes Land
Sternenhaufen
flacher Erdhaufen
Koagulum
Flatschen
Rechnerverbund
Diskettenbereich
Kegelkugel
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bolle
Basel-Landschaft
scholle
Basel-Landschaft
stolle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklʊmpən/
Etymology
In summary
A Low and Central German word, attested in High German texts from the 15th century. From northern Middle High German *klumpe and Middle Low German klumpe, both from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”). Cognate with Dutch klomp (whence English clump), Danish klump, Swedish klump.
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