sump

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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  • IPA(key): /sʌmp/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

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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

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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

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Noun

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sump

  1. swamp

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.

Noun

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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

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From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.

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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

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

Noun

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sump c

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

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  • Finnish: sumppu

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