Lümmel

German

Etymology

From obsolete lumm (“loose, limp”), ultimately from the root of lahm (“lame”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlʏməl], [ˈlʏml̩]
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Noun

Lümmel m (strong, genitive Lümmels, plural Lümmel)

(original) farmer, peasant
(colloquial) boy or man with bad, rude manners
(colloquial, positive) scamp
(slang) penis

Declension

Declension of Lümmel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lümmel	die	Lümmel
genitive	eines	des	Lümmels	der	Lümmel
dative	einem	dem	Lümmel	den	Lümmeln
accusative	einen	den	Lümmel	die	Lümmel

Derived terms

Bauernlümmel
einlümmeln
Lümmeltüte
herumlümmeln

Further reading

“Lümmel” in Duden online
“Lümmel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Lümmel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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