Kampf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Latin campus. The word originally means “field”, but early on developed the sense “fight” in High German. This is a denotation of the event by the location where it takes place.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kam(p)f/, [kampf], [kamf]
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Noun

Kampf m (genitive Kampfes or Kampfs, plural Kämpfe)

  1. fight, struggle

Declension
Declension of Kampf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kampf die Kämpfe
genitive eines des Kampfes,
Kampfs		 der Kämpfe
dative einem dem Kampf,
Kampfe1		 den Kämpfen
accusative einen den Kampf die Kämpfe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Compounds

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