Humpen

See also: humpen

German

Alternative forms
  • Humpe f (obsolete)

Etymology

16th century, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Low German hump (“heap, lump”), Dutch homp (“chunk, gobbet”), English hump, all possibly from a Proto-West Germanic *hump. Within High German it was originally restricted to the colonial dialects (i.e. East Central German), which might suggest a borrowing from the Middle Low German - form (though the -mp- is regular). As none of the Germanic words is attested before 1550, any further derivation must remain tentative; but one compares Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē), Middle Irish comm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊmpən/, [ˈhʊm.pən], [ˈhʊm.pm̩]
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Noun

Humpen m (strong, genitive Humpens, plural Humpen)

  1. tankard (massy container, usually for beer)

Declension
Declension of Humpen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Humpen die Humpen
genitive eines des Humpens der Humpen
dative einem dem Humpen den Humpen
accusative einen den Humpen die Humpen

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