Humpen

See also: humpen

German

Alternative forms

Humpe f (obsolete)

Etymology

An East Central German word that is related to or borrowed from Middle Low German hump (“heap, hump”), not otherwise attested in High German. Compare Dutch homp, English hump.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmpən/, [ˈhʊmpən], [ˈhʊmpm̩]

Noun

Humpen m (genitive Humpens, plural Humpen)

tankard (massy container, usually for beer)

Declension

Declension of Humpen

	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

Derived terms

Bierhumpen

Further reading

Humpen in Duden online

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