sump

English

Etymology

From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. See swamp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌmp/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

sump (plural sumps)

1. A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
2. The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
3. A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
4. (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
5. (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
6. (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.

Derived terms

• dry sump
• sump pump
• wet sump

Translations

hollow or pit

• Finnish: kaivo (fi)
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• French: bassin (fr) m
• German: Sumpf (de) m, Grube (de) f

lowest part of a mineshaft

• German: Schachtsumpf m
• Polish: rząp m
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• Russian: зумпф (ru) m (zumpf)

completely flooded cave passage

• French: siphon (fr) m
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crankcase

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• Finnish: öljysumppu
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• German: Ölsumpf m
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• Portuguese: cárter (pt) m
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• Serbo-Croatian: karter ulja m
• Spanish: cárter m

(nautical) pit at the lowest point

• French: puisard (fr) m
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(construction) intentional depression

• French: puisard (fr) m
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Verb

sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)

1. (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

   We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.

   This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.

Translations

to end in a sump

• Finnish: olla täynnä vettä (to end in a sump); täyttyä vedellä (to fill completely with water)
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Anagrams

• umps

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Danish

Noun

sump

1. swamp

Declension

Declension of sump

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sump	sumpen	sumpe	sumpene
genitive	sumps	sumpens	sumpes	sumpenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumper, definite plural sumpene)

1. a swamp (type of wetland)

Derived terms

• sumpskilpadde

References

• “sump” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumpar, definite plural sumpane)

1. a swamp (type of wetland)

References

• “sump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump c

1. (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
2. (geography) a swamp

Declension

Declension of sump
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sump	sumpen	sumpar	sumparna
Genitive	sumps	sumpens	sumpars	sumparnas

Hyponyms

• sumprunkare – a man working with shaking corfs
• sumpmark – marsh
• kaffesump – left over coffee grounds in the bottom of a cup or brewing vessel

References

• sump in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)