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Klumpen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A Low and Central German word, attested in High German texts from the 15th century. From northern Middle High German *klumpe and Middle Low German klumpe, both from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (mass, lump, clump; clasp), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (lump, clamp). Cognate with Dutch klomp (whence English clump), Danish klump, Swedish klump.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈklʊmpən/, [ˈklʊm.pən], [-pm̩], [-ʔm̩]
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Noun

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Klumpen m (strong, genitive Klumpens, plural Klumpen, diminutive Klümpchen n)

  1. lump
  2. clod

Declension

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