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dumpf

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German

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Etymology

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Gradation from Middle High German dimpfen (to smoke, fume), and related to Dampf (steam), see there for more.[1] English dank has been speculated to be related.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dʊmpf]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊmpf

Adjective

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dumpf (strong nominative masculine singular dumpfer, comparative dumpfer, superlative am dumpfesten)

  1. dull
  2. hollow, muffled, dead (sound)
  3. vague
  4. musty, stifling (atmosphere)
  5. nagging (pain)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “dumpf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • dumpf” in Duden online
  • dumpf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache