Wampe

German

FWOTD – 20 January 2015

Etymology

Upper German variant of Wamme, which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvampə/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wam‧pe

Noun

Wampe f (genitive Wampe, plural Wampen)

  1. (colloquial) potbelly, paunch
    Synonyms: Bauch, Bierbauch; Wanst, Fettwanst; (regional) Panz, Ranzen
    • 2007 November 27, “Kindheitstrauma Weidezaun”, in Spiegel-Online‎[1]:
      […] als mein elastisches Mikrofaserunterhemd über jenen Hohlraum spannt, wo früher eine Wampe war, jetzt aber nur noch ein klitzekleiner Restbauch.
      […] wenn my elastic microfiber undershirt stretches over the hollow, where there used to be a paunch, but now only a tiny belly remains.
  2. (less common) alternative form of Wamme (“dewlap”)
    • 1892, Fritz Mauthner, Aus dem Märchenbuch der Wahrheit‎[2], published 1919:
      Es waren bebänderte Ochsen, und zierliche Glöckchen hingen ihnen von der Wampe hinunter.
      They were oxen garnished with ribbons, and graceful bells hung from their dewlaps.

Declension

Declension of Wampe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wampe die Wampen
genitive einer der Wampe der Wampen
dative einer der Wampe den Wampen
accusative eine die Wampe die Wampen

Further reading

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