Klump

See also: klump

English

Etymology

Dutch and German surname, variant of Klomp, from the noun klomp.

Proper noun

Klump (plural Klumps)

  1. A surname.

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.

Noun

Klump m (strong or mixed, genitive Klumps or Klumpes, plural Klümpe or Klumpen)

  1. (dated outside expressions) Alternative form of Klumpen (“lump, clump”)
    einen alten Schrank zu Klump hauen ― to smash an old cupbaord (literally, “to beat an old cupboard into a lump”)
    einen Wagen zu Klump fahren ― to wreck a car (literally, “to drive a car into a lump”)

Usage notes
  • As above, now mainly used with zu in the sense of “something utterly destroyed”.

Declension
Declension of Klump [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Klump die Klümpe, Klumpen
genitive eines des Klumps, Klumpes der Klümpe, Klumpen
dative einem dem Klump, Klumpe1 den Klümpen, Klumpen
accusative einen den Klump die Klümpe, Klumpen

1Now rare, see notes.

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