rumpa
Old Swedish
Etymology
First attested in the 13th century.[1]
Noun
rumpa
- tail
- Knut Fredrik Söderwall ((Can we date this quote?)) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket (in Swedish), published 1900, page 269: “han (räfven) longa rumpa dragher ― he (the fox) long tail drags”
- 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
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish rumpa (“tail; buttocks”).
Usage notes
Bit more cutesy-sounding compared to stjärt.
Declension
Declension of rumpa | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rumpa | rumpan | rumpor | rumporna |
Genitive | rumpas | rumpans | rumpors | rumpornas |
Derived terms
- framrumpa
- len som en barnrumpa (“smooth as a baby's bottom”)
References
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