Rumpf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rumph, perhaps ultimately related to rümpfen (to wrinkle).[1] See English rump for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʊm(p)f/, [ʁʊmpf], [ʁʊmf]
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Noun

Rumpf m (strong, genitive Rumpfes or Rumpfs, plural Rümpfe)

  1. (anatomy) trunk; torso (body excluding the head and limbs)
  2. (nautical) hull (clipping of Schiffsrumpf)
  3. (aviation) fuselage (clipping of Flugzeugrumpf)

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • rumpfartig

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Rumpf”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • Rumpf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Rumpf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Rumpf” in Duden online
  • Rumpf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de