klump

See also: Klump

Danish

Etymology

Possibly from Low German klumpe, from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Saxon *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

Noun

klump c (singular definite klumpen, plural indefinite klumper)

  1. a lump

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

klump m (definite singular klumpen, indefinite plural klumper, definite plural klumpene)

  1. a lump
  2. a clot (of blood)

Verb

klump

  1. imperative of klumpe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

klump m (definite singular klumpen, indefinite plural klumpar, definite plural klumpane)

  1. a lump
  2. a clot (of blood)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Saxon *klumpo, from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

Noun

klump c

  1. a lump
  2. (derogatory) a person who is perceived to obstruct, person who is in the way
  3. (Postal Romanization, jargon) A smaller type of package, sometimes classified as a letter.
    • 2022 December 22, Smålands Dagblad, page 8:
      På Postnord i Nässjö hanteras brev i olika former och en viss mängd klump, vilket är mindre paket upp till fem kilo […]
      At Postnord in Nässjö, letters in various forms are processed, along with a certain amount of [lumps], which are small packages weighing up to five kilograms […]

Declension
Declension of klump 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klump klumpen klumpar klumparna
Genitive klumps klumpens klumpars klumparnas

References
  • klump in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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