Kamp

See also: kamp

Dutch

Etymology

• (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

• IPA^(key): /kɑmp/
• Hyphenation: Kamp
• Rhymes: -ɑmp
• Homophone: kamp

Proper noun

Kamp n

1. a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands
3. a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
4. a surname

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kamp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamp/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)

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

Usage notes

• The word remains very common in placenames as well as personal names in northern Germany.

Declension

Declension of Kamp [masculine, strong]

	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

• kampieren

Related terms

• Camp
• Kämpe

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰamp/

Noun

Kamp m (plural Kampe)

1. field

   Synonym: Feld

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamp/, [kɑmp]

Noun

Kamp m (plural Kämm)

1. comb

Related terms

• kämmen