svamp

• svomp, sop, såp, svemme

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

• IPA^(key): /svamp/, [ˈsʋɑmˀb̥]

svamp c (singular definite svampen, plural indefinite svampe)

1. sponge

   drikke som en svamp ― to drink alcohol in large quantities

2. fungus

   gå svamp i noget ― to become decayed, corrupted

3. mushroom, toadstool
4. dry rot
5. fungal infection, mycotic infection

• “svamp” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “svamp” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• Rhymes: -am̥p

svamp

1. indefinite accusative singular of svampur

svamp m (definite singular svampen, indefinite plural svamper, definite plural svampene)

1. a sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
2. a sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

• “svamp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

svamp m (definite singular svampen, indefinite plural svampar, definite plural svampane)

1. a sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
2. a sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

• “svamp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish svamper, from Old East Norse svampr (compare Old West Norse svǫppr). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swammaz. Likely a doublet of sopp.

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svamp c

1. (countable and uncountable) mushroom
2. (countable and uncountable) fungus
3. (countable) sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

• dricka som en svamp
• lägga svampen på