Sumpf

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Cognate with English swamp and sump.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʊm(p)f/, [zʊmpf], [zʊmf] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /sʊmpf/ (Austria)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Sumpf

Noun

Sumpf m (strong, genitive Sumpfes, plural Sümpfe)

  1. swamp, marsh
  2. sump

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Swedish: sump
    • Finnish: sumppu

Further reading

  • Sumpf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Sumpf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Sumpf” in Duden online
  • Sumpf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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