Lumme

See also: lumme

German

Etymology

From either Danish lom or Swedish lom, ultimately from Old Norse lómr (“loon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʊmə/
Hyphenation: Lum‧me

Noun

Lumme f (genitive Lumme, plural Lummen)

A seabird belonging to the genera Uria of the auk family Alcidae, particularly the common guillemot, Uria aalge

Declension

Declension of Lumme

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lumme	die	Lummen
genitive	einer	der	Lumme	der	Lummen
dative	einer	der	Lumme	den	Lummen
accusative	eine	die	Lumme	die	Lummen

Derived terms

Trottellumme
Dickschnabellumme

Further reading

Lumme in Duden online

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