Plumpsack

German

Alternative forms

• Plumbsack, Klumpsack

Etymology

From Latin plumbum swapped with plump (“plump, clumsy”) or plumpsen (“to plump”) and Klump(e) (“lump”) + Sack (“bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplʊmpˌzak]
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• Hyphenation: Plump‧sack
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Plumpsack m (strong, genitive Plumpsackes or Plumpsacks, plural Plumpsäcke) (dated)

1. a twisted kerchief filled with lead for domestic discipline
2. a clumsy person, whaler
3. (children's games) various games in which a twisted kerchief, more or less dangerous, is used, such as duck, duck, goose

Declension

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

• → English: blumsak (“a children's game”) — Pennsylvania

Further reading

• “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.