plomp
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɔmp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: plomp
- Rhymes: -ɔmp
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch plomp, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoetic with influence from lomp (“coarse, rude; dumb”).
Adjective
plomp (comparative plomper, superlative plompst)
- clumsy, oafish
- blunt, coarse
Inflection
Inflection of plomp | ||||
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uninflected | plomp | |||
inflected | plompe | |||
comparative | plomper | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | plomp | plomper | het plompst het plompste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | plompe | plompere | plompste |
n. sing. | plomp | plomper | plompste | |
plural | plompe | plompere | plompste | |
definite | plompe | plompere | plompste | |
partitive | plomps | plompers | — |
Derived terms
- plompverloren
Descendants
- Negerhollands: plomp
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch plompe, aplompe, of uncertain origin, probably related to dialectal plomp (“a kind of fishing stick”).
Noun
plomp m (plural plompen, diminutive plompje n)
- Name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family.
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
plomp
- Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
Noun
plomp m (plural plompen, diminutive plompje n)
- The sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
- Any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool
- (dialectal) A kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine
References
- D. Bomhoff (1857) Nieuw Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, The Hague: Gebroeders Belinfante, page 723
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Friulian
Alternative forms
- plomb (alternative orthography)
Etymology
From Latin plumbum.
Noun
plomp m
- lead (metal)