noun
sock, stocking
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Strumpf (der; Pl. Strümpfe) means 'sock' or 'stocking'. Masculine noun showing irregular plural with Umlaut (u→ü) plus -e: Strümpfe. Genitive singular often des Strumpfes (-es ending). Used for hosiery; countable. Remember the vowel change in plural and the article der, commonly.
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Ich habe ein Loch in meinem Strumpf gefunden.
I found a hole in my sock.
Ich habe ein Loch in meinem Strumpf.
I have a hole in my sock.
Im Winter trug sie lange Strümpfe unter dem Rock.
In winter she wore long stockings under her skirt.
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Picture a long sock (stocking) pulled up over a leg, with a small hole near the toe.
Think 'strump' sounding like 'stump' — a sock covers a stump of a foot.
der — imagine a male mannequin wearing the sock to remember 'der Strumpf'.
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Strumpf is a common clothing item; plural is Strümpfe. In some contexts, Strumpf and Strumpfhose (tights) are contrasted.