rumpe

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Danish

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Etymology

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Probably from Norwegian. Possibly cognate with German Rumpf (body). Compare also Swedish rumpa. The Swedish word with sense arse is attested since 1579.

The senses human arse and animal butt are attested in Moth's Dictionary of Danish language from 18th century.

Noun

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rumpe c (singular definite rumpen, plural indefinite rumper)

  1. arse (UK), ass (US), butt (US), buttocks, bottom, bum
  2. tail

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Latin

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Verb

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rumpe

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of rumpō

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly "small protuberance", possibly cognate with German Rumpf (body)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rumpe f or m (definite singular rumpa or rumpen, indefinite plural rumper, definite plural rumpene)

  1. arse (UK), ass (US), butt (US), buttocks, bottom, bum
  2. tail

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Compare Swedish rumpa. The Swedish word with sense arse is attested since 1579. Compare also Danish rumpe, which is probably borrowed from Norwegian. The senses human arse and animal butt are attested in Moth's Dictionary of Danish language from 18th century.

Noun

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rumpe f (definite singular rumpa, indefinite plural rumper, definite plural rumpene)

  1. tail
  2. arse (UK), ass (US), butt (US), buttocks, bottom, bum

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Romanian

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Verb

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a rumpe (third-person singular present rumpe, past participle rumpt) 3rd conj.

  1. Alternative form of rupe

Conjugation

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