Plumpsack
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin plumbum swapped with plump (“plump, clumsy”) or plumpsen (“to plump”) and Klump(e) (“lump”) + Sack (“bag”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [ˈplʊmpˌzak]
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- Hyphenation: Plump‧sack
- Rhymes: -ak
Noun edit
Plumpsack m (strong, genitive Plumpsackes or Plumpsacks, plural Plumpsäcke) (dated)
- a twisted kerchief filled with lead for domestic discipline
- a clumsy person, whaler
- (children's games) various games in which a twisted kerchief, more or less dangerous, is used, such as duck, duck, goose
Declension edit
Declension of Plumpsack [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Plumpsack | die | Plumpsäcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Plumpsackes, Plumpsacks | der | Plumpsäcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Plumpsack, Plumpsacke1 | den | Plumpsäcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Plumpsack | die | Plumpsäcke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants edit
- → English: blumsak (“a children's game”) — Pennsylvania
Further reading edit
- “Plumpsack” in Duden online
- “Plumpsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Plumpsack” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.