See also: Klump

Danish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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klump c (singular definite klumpen, plural indefinite klumper)

  1. a lump

Declension

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Declension of klump
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klump klumpen klumper klumperne
genitive klumps klumpens klumpers klumpernes
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

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

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

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Verb

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klump

  1. imperative of klumpe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Possibly from German Low German klumpe

Noun

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

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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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klump c

  1. a lump
  2. (derogatory) a person who is perceived to obstruct, person who is in the way
  3. (postal, 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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • klump”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • klump in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)