Masculine

Klumpen

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) lump
  2. (masculine,strong) clod

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bolle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

scholle

Basel-Landschaft

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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