Lump

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German

Etymology

Originally the same as Lumpen (“rag, tatter”), later distinguished in form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

(more standard) Lump m (weak or strong, genitive (more standard) Lumpen or (more common in general usage) Lumps, plural (more standard) Lumpen or (more common in general usage) Lumpe)

  1. cad (mean, ignoble, or dirty male person)

Usage notes

  • Lump may be declined according to the strong or weak pattern. The former is more originally standard, the latter more common in general usage.
  • The word is quite frequent in southern Germany and Austria; elsewhere it is not often heard.

Declension

Declension of Lump
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lump1 die Lumpen1, Lumpe2
genitive eines des Lumpen1, Lumps2 der Lumpen1, Lumpe2
dative einem dem Lumpen1, Lump2 den Lumpen1
accusative einen den Lumpen1, Lump2 die Lumpen1, Lumpe2

1More standard.
2More common in general usage.

Descendants

  • Czech: lump
  • Polish: lump

Further reading

  • “Lump” in Duden online
  • “Lump” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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