jumar
jumar noun: a device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed. Also the alternative form of jumart.
Noun
jumar (plural jumars)
Verb
jumar (third-person singular simple present jumars, present participle jumaring or (rare) jumarring, simple past and past participle jumared or (rare) jumarred)
- To climb using this device.
Also used as
jumar is also the alternative form of jumart.
Forms of jumar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jumars |
| alternative form | jümar |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jumars |
| present participle | jumaring |
| past participle | jumared |
| past | jumared |
| present participle (rare) | jumarring |
| past participle (rare) | jumarred |
| past (rare) | jumarred |
Origin of jumar
From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.
Questions about jumar
- What does jumar mean?
- Jumar means a device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.
- What part of speech is jumar?
- Jumar can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of jumar?
- The plural of jumar is jumars.
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