Lump
See also: lump
German
editEtymology
editOriginally the same as Lumpen (“rag, tatter”), later distinguished in form.
Pronunciation
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Noun
edit(more standard) Lump m (weak or strong, genitive (more standard) Lumpen or (more common in general usage) Lumps, plural (more standard) Lumpen or (more common in general usage) Lumpe)
- cad (mean, ignoble, or dirty male person)
Usage notes
edit- Lump may be declined according to the strong or weak pattern. The former is more originally standard, the latter more common in general usage.
- The word is quite frequent in southern Germany and Austria; elsewhere it is not often heard.
Declension
editDeclension of Lump [masculine, weak // strong]