Lumpen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lumpe. Lump (cad) is originally the same word. Compare German Lappen (cloth, rag) as well as the now obsolete verbs lampen (to hang limply), lumpen (to hang limply, to limp) and English limp, all probably from Proto-Germanic *limpaną (to glide, go, suit), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lemb-, *(s)lembʰ- (to hang loosely, hang limply). Compare Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, hangs down) and लम्ब (lamba, a perpendicular), as well as Latin limbus (edge, border).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊmpən/, [ˈlʊmpən], [ˈlʊmpm̩]
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Noun

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Lumpen m (strong, genitive Lumpens, plural Lumpen)

  1. rag, tatter, shred

Declension

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Noun

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Lumpen

  1. (strong or weak) all-case plural of Lump
  2. (weak only) genitive/dative/accusative singular of Lump

Further reading

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