Lump

See also: lump

German

Etymology

Originally the same as Lumpen (“rag, tatter”), later distinguished in form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

(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

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

Declension of Lump [masculine, weak // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lump¹	die	Lumpen¹, Lumpe²
genitive	eines	des	Lumpen¹, Lumps²	der	Lumpen¹, Lumpe²
dative	einem	dem	Lumpen¹, Lump²	den	Lumpen¹
accusative	einen	den	Lumpen¹, Lump²	die	Lumpen¹, Lumpe²

¹More standard.
²More common in general usage.

Descendants

Czech: lump
Polish: lump