Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Lumpen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲumpʲɪn], [ˈlʲʉmʲpʲɪn]

Noun edit

лю́мпен (ljúmpenm anim (genitive лю́мпена, nominative plural лю́мпены, genitive plural лю́мпенов)

  1. (politics, historical) Lumpenproletariat
  2. (derogatory) miscreant, hoodlum, ruffian
  3. snakefish

Declension edit