Klumpen

See also: klumpen

German

Alternative forms

• Klump, Klumpe (obsolete)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklʊmpən/, [ˈklʊm.pən], [-pm̩], [-ʔm̩]

• Audio:

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Noun

Klumpen m (strong, genitive Klumpens, plural Klumpen, diminutive Klümpchen n)

1. lump
2. clod

Declension

Declension of Klumpen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klumpen	die	Klumpen
genitive	eines	des	Klumpens	der	Klumpen
dative	einem	dem	Klumpen	den	Klumpen
accusative	einen	den	Klumpen	die	Klumpen

Further reading

• “Klumpen” in Duden online