Lumpen

See also: lumpen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German. 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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, suit”), ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(s)lemb-, *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”). Compare Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”) and Latin limbus (“edge, border”).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

Lumpen m (genitive Lumpens, plural Lumpen)

1. rag, tatter, shred

Noun

Lumpen

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

Further reading

• “Lumpen” in Duden online