sump

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʌmp/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

sump (plural sumps)

  1. A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
  2. The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
  3. A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
  4. (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
  5. (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
  6. (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.

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Verb

sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)

  1. (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
    We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.
    This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.

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Danish

Noun

sump

  1. swamp

Declension

Declension of sump
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sump sumpen sumpe sumpene
genitive sumps sumpens sumpes sumpenes

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumper, definite plural sumpene)

  1. a swamp (type of wetland)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumpar, definite plural sumpane)

  1. a swamp (type of wetland)

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Swedish

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Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf. Probably a doublet of sopp and svamp.

Noun

sump c

  1. (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
  2. (geography) marshy ground
  3. Short for kaffesump (“coffee grounds”).

Declension

Declension of sump 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sump sumpen sumpar sumparna
Genitive sumps sumpens sumpars sumparnas

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Descendants

  • → Finnish: sumppu

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