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Lumpen
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lumpen
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈlʊmpən/ [ˈlʊmpən] [ˈlʊmpm̩]
de De-Lumpen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Lum pen
Etymology 1
From de gmh lumpe. de Lump cad is originally the same word. Compare de Lappen cloth, rag as well as the now obsolete verbs de lampen to hang limply, de lumpen to hang limply, to limp and en limp, all probably from de gem-pro *limpaną to glide, go, suit, ultimately from de ine-pro *(s)lemb-, ine-pro *(s)lembʰ- to hang loosely, hang limply. Compare sa लम्बते hangs down and sa लम्ब a perpendicular, as well as la limbus edge, border.Lumpen
Noun
m
rag, tatter, shred
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Gelumpe Lump Lumpenhändler Lumpenproletariat Lumpensammler Putzlumpen
Descendants
mul Lumpenus genus 1
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form
de strong or weak de Lump all-case p
de weak _ only de Lump gen//dat//acc s
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