klump

See also: Klump

Danish

Etymology

Possibly from Low German klumpe, from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Saxon *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

Noun

klump c (singular definite klumpen, plural indefinite klumper)

1. a lump

Related terms

• klumpe (verb)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

klump m (definite singular klumpen, indefinite plural klumper, definite plural klumpene)

1. a lump
2. a clot (of blood)

Related terms

• klumpe (verb)
• klumpete

Etymology 2

Verb

klump

1. imperative of klumpe

References

• “klump” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

klump m (definite singular klumpen, indefinite plural klumpar, definite plural klumpane)

1. a lump
2. a clot (of blood)

Related terms

• klumpe (verb)
• klumpete

References

• “klump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Saxon *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

Noun

klump c

1. a lump
2. (derogatory) a person who is perceived to obstruct, person who is in the way
3. (Postal Romanization, jargon) A smaller type of package, sometimes classified as a letter.
   • 2022 December 22, Smålands Dagblad, page 8:

     På Postnord i Nässjö hanteras brev i olika former och en viss mängd klump, vilket är mindre paket upp till fem kilo […]

     At Postnord in Nässjö, letters in various forms are processed, along with a certain amount of [lumps], which are small packages weighing up to five kilograms […]

Declension

Declension of klump
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klump	klumpen	klumpar	klumparna
Genitive	klumps	klumpens	klumpars	klumparnas

References

• klump in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)