Kamp
See also: kamp
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Beekdaelen) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Bergen) First attested as van de Kamp in 1715. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
- (Flevoland) Attested as Kamp in 1994. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
The surname is derived from one of the senses of kamp or from one of the toponyms.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kamp n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.
- a surname
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus. Thus originally the same word as Kampf (“fight”).
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Noun edit
Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)
Usage notes edit
- The word remains very common in placenames as well as personal names in northern Germany.
Declension edit
Declension of Kamp [masculine, strong]
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Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kamp m (plural Kampe)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kamp, from Old High German kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.
Cognate with German Kamm, Dutch kam, English comb, Icelandic kambur.
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Noun edit
Kamp m (plural Kämm)