different between tump vs sump
tump
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Etymology 1
Compare Welsh twmp, twm.
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
- (Britain, rare) A mound or hillock.
- R. D. Blackmore
- […] winding to the southward, he stopped his little nag short of the crest, and got off and looked ahead of him, from behind a tump of whortles.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ainsworth to this entry?)
- R. D. Blackmore
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
- (transitive) To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
Etymology 2
Possibly from tumpoke.
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
- (transitive, Southern US) to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
- (intransitive, Southern US) To fall over.
- (US, dialect) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
Etymology 3
From Penobscot [Term?]; see tumpline for more.
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
- (uncommon) A tumpline.
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
tump m (genitive singular tumpa, nominative plural tumpanna)
- butt, thump
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "tump" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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sump
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)
- 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
- dry sump
- sump pump
- wet sump
Translations
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
- umps
Danish
Noun
sump
- 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)
- 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)
- a swamp (type of wetland)
References
- “sump” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf
Noun
sump c
- (fishing, containers) a corf, a container for keeping live fish
- (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)
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