sump
See also: Sump
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sump (plural sumps)
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
hollow or pit
lowest part of a mineshaft
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crankcase
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Verb edit
sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)
- (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 edit
to end in a sump
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Noun edit
sump
Declension edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.
Noun edit
sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumper, definite plural sumpene)
- a swamp (type of wetland)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sump” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.
Noun edit
sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumpar, definite plural sumpane)
- a swamp (type of wetland)
References edit
- “sump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf. Probably a doublet of sopp and svamp.
Noun edit
sump c
- (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
- (geography) marshy ground
- Short for kaffesump (“coffee grounds”).
Declension edit
Declension of sump | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sump | sumpen | sumpar | sumparna |
Genitive | sumps | sumpens | sumpars | sumparnas |
Derived terms edit
- sumprunkare (“corf-rocker; an occupation”)
- sumpmark (“marsh”)
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: sumppu
References edit
- sump in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sump in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sump in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)