Strumpf

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German strumpf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁʊm(p)f/, [ʃtʁʊmpf], [ʃtʁʊmf]
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Noun[edit]

Strumpf m (genitive Strumpfes or Strumpfs, plural Strümpfe, diminutive Strümpfchen n)

  1. stocking; hose (women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh)
  2. stocking (long sock covering the foot and the lower leg)
  3. (loosely) sock

Declension[edit]

Declension of Strumpf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Strumpf die Strümpfe
genitive eines des Strumpfes,
Strumpfs 		der Strümpfe
dative einem dem Strumpf,
Strumpfe1 		den Strümpfen
accusative einen den Strumpf die Strümpfe
1Now uncommon, see notes

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Central Franconian: Stromp

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