rumpa

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Noun[edit]

rumpa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of rumpe

Old Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

First attested in the 13th century.[1]

Noun[edit]

rumpa

  1. tail
    • Knut Fredrik Söderwall (sv) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket[1], published 1900, page 269: “han (räfven) longa rumpa dragher [he (the fox) long tail drags]”
  2. butt, buttocks (of humans)
    • Knut Fredrik Söderwall (sv) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket[2], published 1900, page 269: “the wordo sa qwastad a thera rompa

Descendants[edit]

  • Swedish: rumpa

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Swedish rumpa (tail; buttocks).

Noun[edit]

rumpa c

  1. (somewhat colloquial) a butt, a backside, a rump
  2. (obsolete) a tail

Usage notes[edit]

Bit more cutesy-sounding compared to stjärt.

Declension[edit]

Declension of rumpa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rumpa rumpan rumpor rumporna
Genitive rumpas rumpans rumpors rumpornas

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