Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klomp

/klɑmp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: klomp
IPA: /klɑmp/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Dutch wooden clog.

verb

Alternative form of clomp (“to walk heavily or clumsily”).

Example Sentences

"Elisha could have saved his ox-yokes and made a farewell feast out of his shoes, had he been a Dutchman. The cast-off klomps of Holland must, in the course of a year, form a considerable addition to the stock of fuel."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch klomp. Doublet of clump.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: klomp

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /klɑmp/
British English: /klɒmp/

Inflected Forms

klomps (plural) klompen (plural) klomps (present, singular) klomping (participle, present) klomped (participle, past) klomped (past)

Homonyms

clomp

Rhymes With

comp swamp stomp pomp romp chomp duchamp tromp whomp clomp yomp glomp

Questions

How do you pronounce klomp?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɑmp/.
What does klomp mean?: A Dutch wooden clog.
Where does klomp come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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