klomp

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch klomp.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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klomp (plural klomps or klompen)

  1. A Dutch wooden clog.
    • 1900, William Elliot Griffis, The American in Holland:
      Elisha could have saved his ox-yokes and made a farewell feast out of his shoes, had he been a Dutchman. The cast-off klomps of Holland must, in the course of a year, form a considerable addition to the stock of fuel.

Verb

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klomp (third-person singular simple present klomps, present participle klomping, simple past and past participle klomped)

  1. Alternative form of clomp (to walk heavily or clumsily)

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch klomp, from Middle Dutch clompe, from Old Dutch *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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klomp (plural klompe, diminutive klompie)

  1. Wooden shoe, clog.
  2. Mass, clump, chunk.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch clompe (lump or mass of metal, wooden shoe, clump), from Old Dutch *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (lump, clump, mass; clasp), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (clamp, mass). Cognate with Old Frisian klumpa, English clump, Low German Klump, German Klumpen. Related to clamp.

Souvenirklompjes
Souvenir clogs

Pronunciation

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Noun

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klomp m (plural klompen, diminutive klompje n)

  1. a wooden shoe, clog
  2. a clump, nugget, lump (an unshaped piece or mass)
  3. (field hockey) a kicker, protective footwear worn by goalkeepers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: klomp
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: klumpu
  • Negerhollands: klomp, klump
  • English: klomp, clomp
  • Papiamentu: klòmpi, klompi, klòmp
  • Sranan Tongo: klompu