different between cesspool vs sump

English

Alternative forms

• cess pool, sesspool

Etymology

From earlier sesspool. Origin uncertain.

Possibly an alteration of English dialectal suspool, from suss, soss (“puddle; mire”) +? pool. Alternatively, from a folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail (“air hole”), from soupirer, souspirer (“to sigh, breathe”), from Latin suspirare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?s?pu?l/

Noun

cesspool (plural cesspools)

1. An underground pit where sewage is held.
2. (by extension) A filthy place.

Synonyms

• septic tank
• cesspit
• gongpit

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• sumph (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. See swamp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?mp/
• Rhymes: -?mp

Noun

sump (plural sumps)

1. A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
2. The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
3. A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
4. (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
5. (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
6. (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.

Derived terms

• dry sump
• sump pump
• wet sump

Translations

Verb

sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)

1. (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

• umps

Danish

Noun

sump

1. swamp

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumper, definite plural sumpene)

1. a swamp (type of wetland)

Derived terms

• sumpskilpadde

References

• “sump” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump m (definite singular sumpen, indefinite plural sumpar, definite plural sumpane)

1. a swamp (type of wetland)

References

• “sump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf

Noun

sump c

1. (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
2. (geography) a swamp

Declension

Hyponyms

• sumprunkare – a man working with shaking corfs
• sumpmark – marsh
• kaffesump – left over coffee grounds in the bottom of a cup or brewing vessel

References

• sump in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sump in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)