Rumpelkammer

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German

Etymology

Compare Dutch rommelkamer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌkamɐ/
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Noun

Rumpelkammer f (genitive Rumpelkammer, plural Rumpelkammern)

  1. junkroom
    Synonym: Abstellraum
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Als er auf dem Nachhauseweg wieder an der Rumpelkammer vorbeikam, öffnete er sie aus Gewohnheit. Vor dem, was er statt des erwarteten Dunkels erblickte, wußte er sich nicht zu fassen.
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