Rumpf

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German rumph, perhaps ultimately related to rümpfen (“to wrinkle”). See English rump for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʊm(p)f/, ,
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Noun

Rumpf m (strong, genitive Rumpfes or Rumpfs, plural Rümpfe)

  1. (anatomy) trunk; torso (body excluding the head and limbs)
  2. (nautical) hull (Clipping of Schiffsrumpf.)
  3. (aviation) fuselage (Clipping of Flugzeugrumpf.)

Declension

Declension of Rumpf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rumpf die Rümpfe
genitive eines des Rumpfes, Rumpfs der Rümpfe
dative einem dem Rumpf, Rumpfe1 den Rümpfen
accusative einen den Rumpf die Rümpfe

1Now rare, see notes.

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Rumpf”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • “Rumpf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Rumpf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Rumpf” in Duden online
  • Rumpf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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