rumpa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

rumpa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of rumpe

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 13th century.[1]

Noun

rumpa

  1. tail
    • Knut Fredrik Söderwall ((Can we date this quote?)) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket (in Swedish), published 1900, page 269:han (räfven) longa rumpa dragherhe (the fox) long tail drags
  2. butt, buttocks (of humans)
    • Knut Fredrik Söderwall ((Can we date this quote?)) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket (in Swedish), published 1900, page 269:the wordo sa qwastad a thera rompa

Descendants

  • Swedish: rumpa

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish rumpa (tail; buttocks).

Noun

rumpa c

  1. (somewhat colloquial) a butt, a backside, a rump
  2. (obsolete) a tail

Usage notes

Bit more cutesy-sounding compared to stjärt.

Declension

Declension of rumpa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rumpa rumpan rumpor rumporna
Genitive rumpas rumpans rumpors rumpornas

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