dumpf
German
Etymology
Gradation from Middle High German dimpfen (“to smoke, fume”), and related to Dampf (“steam”), see there for more.[1] English dank has been speculated to be related.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dumpf (strong nominative masculine singular dumpfer, comparative dumpfer, superlative am dumpfesten)
Declension
Derived terms
- Dumpfheit
- Dumpfbacke
References
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “dumpf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN