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Klump
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klump
English
Etymology
From the en nl - and en de - surname, variant of de Klomp, from the noun nl klomp.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Klump is the 18198th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1529 individuals. Klump is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.
German
Etymology
See the main lemma.
Pronunciation
de De-Klump.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s:es,^e:en
de dated _ outside expressions de Klumpen lump, clump
de einen alten Schrank zu Klump hauen to smash an old cupbaord to beat an old cupboard into a lump
de einen Wagen zu Klump fahren to wreck a car to drive a car into a lump
Usage notes
As above, now mainly used with de zu in the sense of “something utterly destroyed”.
Declension
m,s:es,^e:en