Kumpan

See also: kumpan

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kompān, kumpān, from Old French compain (“friend; companion”), from Late Latin compāniō (literally “he with whom one shares one's bread”), from com- + pānis (with + bread).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊmˈpaːn]
• Hyphenation: Kum‧pan

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Noun

Kumpan m (strong, genitive Kumpans, plural Kumpane, feminine Kumpanin)

1. friend in the same business (male or of unspecified gender)
2. crony (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Kumpan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kumpan	die	Kumpane
genitive	eines	des	Kumpans	der	Kumpane
dative	einem	dem	Kumpan	den	Kumpanen
accusative	einen	den	Kumpan	die	Kumpane

Derived terms

• Kumpanei

Related terms

• Kumpel

Descendants

• → Polish: kompan

Further reading

• “Kumpan” in Duden online
• “Kumpan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache