German word

Trumm

Pronunciation

IPA/trʊm/

Meaning

  • neuter nounlump

Example

Auf dem Boden liegt ein Trumm.

There is a lump on the floor.

Illustration for Trumm (lump)

More examples

Er ist ein Trumm von einem Mann, aber sehr sanftmütig.

He is a hulk of a man, but very gentle.

Core concept

A large, heavy chunk lying as one solid piece, or a person with the same bulky presence.

Common phrases

  • ein Trumm von einem Mann

    a hulk of a man

  • so ein Trumm

    such a hulk

Similar words

Klumpen: A rounded mass formed when powder or liquid clumps together.
Brocken: A large, irregular fragment left on its own.
Klotz: An angular, heavy piece of wood or stone.
Batzen: A large, weighty lump in colloquial use.

Definition in German

Großes, meist schwer wirkendes Stück oder Klumpen; umgangssprachlich auch eine massige Person.

Word origin

Trumm comes from Middle High German trum, a word for a piece or fragment, and its modern meaning retains that sense of a substantial piece.

Usage tips

  • Trumm is colloquial, and calling a person a Trumm can sound blunt or mildly insulting rather than neutral.

Other meanings

  • hulknoun
  • massnoun

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