Pomp

From Middle High German pomp(e) f (13th c.), from Old French pompe and directly from its source, Latin pompa, which see. Masculine use began in the 15th century and established itself by the 18th.

• IPA^(key): /pɔmp/

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Pomp m (strong, genitive Pomps, no plural)

1. pomp

   Synonyms: Prunk, Pracht, Gepränge, Protz

• pompös
• pomphaft, pompig

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From Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe, probably of imitative origin. There may have been influence from Spanish bomba (“water pump”), itself ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

Pomp f (plural Pompen)

1. pump