Kamp

See also: kamp

Dutch

Proper noun

Kamp

  1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Latin campus. Thus originally the same word as Kampf (“fight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kamp/

Noun

Kamp m (genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, regional, chiefly Northern Germany) piece of land; field; grassland

Usage notes
  • The word is very common in placenames in northern Germany.

Declension
Declension of Kamp
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kamp die Kämpe
genitive eines des Kamps der Kämpe
dative einem dem Kamp den Kämpen
accusative einen den Kamp die Kämpe

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz. Cognate with German Kamm, Dutch kam, English comb, Icelandic kambur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kamp/, [kɑmp]

Noun

Kamp m (plural Kämm)

  1. comb
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