sump
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See also: Sump
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
Pronunciation
Noun
sump (plural sumps)
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
Derived terms
Translations
hollow or pit
lowest part of a mineshaft
crankcase
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Verb
sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)
- (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
- We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.
- This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.
Translations
Anagrams
Noun
sump
Declension
Declension of sump
Etymology
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.
Noun
sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumper, definite plural sumpene)
- a swamp (type of wetland)
Derived terms
References
- “sump” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.
Noun
sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumpar, definite plural sumpane)
- a swamp (type of wetland)
References
- “sump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf. Probably a doublet of sopp and svamp.
Noun
sump c
- (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
- (geography) marshy ground
- Short for kaffesump (“coffee grounds”).
Declension
Declension of sump
Derived terms
- sumprunkare (“corf-rocker; an occupation”)
- sumpmark (“marsh”)
Descendants
- → Finnish: sumppu
References
- sump in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sump in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sump in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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