Klump

See also: klump

English

Etymology

Dutch and German surname, variant of Klomp, from the noun klomp.

Proper noun

Klump (plural Klumps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klump is the 18198^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1529 individuals. Klump is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

German

Etymology

See the main lemma.

Noun

Klump m (strong or mixed, genitive Klumps or Klumpes, plural Klümpe or Klumpen)

1. (dated outside expressions) Alternative form of Klumpen (“lump, clump”)

   einen alten Schrank zu Klump hauen ― to smash an old cupbaord (literally, “to beat an old cupboard into a lump”)

   einen Wagen zu Klump fahren ― to wreck a car (literally, “to drive a car into a lump”)

Usage notes

• As above, now mainly used with zu in the sense of “something utterly destroyed”.

Declension

Declension of Klump [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klump	die	Klümpe, Klumpen
genitive	eines	des	Klumps, Klumpes	der	Klümpe, Klumpen
dative	einem	dem	Klump, Klumpe1	den	Klümpen, Klumpen
accusative	einen	den	Klump	die	Klümpe, Klumpen

¹Now rare, see notes.