pumpern
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pumpern, pümpern, iterative of Middle High German pumpen, possibly derived from Medieval Latin bumbus, a variant of bombus (“buzz, hum, groan, growl, boom”). Alternatively from an independent onomatopoetic Germanic source.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pumpern (past participle pumpert)
- to thud, to thump (to make a thudding, thumping noise)
- Då pumpert's, heast as ah? ― There is a thumping noise, do you hear it too?
- to knock, to hammer against something
- Er håd gegn de Tia pumpert, owa es håd kaner aufgmåcht. ― He hammered against the door, but nobody opened.
- to throb, to pound, to thump (e.g., heart)
- I bi so aufgregt, mei Herz pumpert ois wia. ― I'm so nervous, my heart is pounding like crazy.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of pumpern
| infinitive | pumpern | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | pumper | - | pumperad |
| 2nd person sing. | pumperst | - | pumperast |
| 3rd person sing. | pumpert | - | pumperad |
| 1st person plur. | pumpern | - | pumperdn |
| 2nd person plur. | pumperts | - | pumperats |
| 3rd person plur. | pumpern | - | pumperdn |
| imperative sing. | pumper | ||
| imperative plur. | pumperts | ||
| past participle | pumpert | ||