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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

svamp.

sponge

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/svamp/[ˈsʋɑmˀb̥]

  1. sponge

    common-gender
    drikke som en svamp

  2. fungus

    common-gender
    gå svamp i noget

  3. mushroom, toadstool

    common-gender

  4. dry rot

    common-gender

  5. fungal infection, mycotic infection

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish swamp, from Old East Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swampaz (“sponge, fungus”), variant of *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swombʰ- (“sponge, tree-fungus, swamp”).

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