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feminine

/pɔ̃p/

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Translation

pump; pomp, ceremony

Word origin

Two different words share the spelling. The machine comes from Middle Dutch pompe, a sailors' word for a ship's pump, while the sense of ceremony comes from Latin pompa, itself from Greek pompe ('solemn procession').

Origin: Middle Dutch
Root: pompe
English cognates: pump, pomp

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpompes

Examples

The water pump has not worked since yesterday.

He repaired the boat's pumps before departure.

We bought a pump for the bike.

The old king was buried with great pomp.

The petrol station pumps are closed this evening.

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This word is part of lesson 45.