plomp

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɔmp/

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• Hyphenation: plomp
• Rhymes: -ɔmp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plomp, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoetic with influence from lomp (“coarse, rude; dumb”).

Adjective

plomp (comparative plomper, superlative plompst)

1. clumsy, oafish
2. blunt, coarse

Inflection

Inflection of plomp
uninflected	plomp
inflected	plompe
comparative	plomper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		plomp	plomper	het plompst het plompste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	plompe	plompere	plompste
	n. sing.	plomp	plomper	plompste
	plural	plompe	plompere	plompste
definite		plompe	plompere	plompste
partitive		plomps	plompers	—

Derived terms

• plompverloren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: plomp

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch plompe, aplompe, of uncertain origin, probably related to dialectal plomp (“a kind of fishing stick”).

Noun

plomp m (plural plompen, diminutive plompje n)

1. Name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

plomp

1. Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash

Noun

plomp m (plural plompen, diminutive plompje n)

1. The sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
2. Any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool
3. (dialectal) A kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine

References

• D. Bomhoff (1857) Nieuw Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, The Hague: Gebroeders Belinfante, page 723
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Friulian

Alternative forms

• plomb (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Latin plumbum.

Noun

plomp m

1. lead (metal)