klamp

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klumpô. Cognate with Latin globus. Doublet of klabb, klimp, and klump.

Noun

klamp c

chunk of wood

Declension

Declension of klamp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klamp	klampen	klampar	klamparna
Genitive	klamps	klampens	klampars	klamparnas

Etymology 2

Deverbal from klampa.

Noun

klamp n

stomping, clumping (the act of walking heavily and noisily)

Declension

Declension of klamp
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klamp	klampet	—	—
Genitive	klamps	klampets	—	—

Further reading

klamp in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
klamp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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