Wiktionary

Kamp

See also: kamp

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

  • (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.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

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

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kamp/
  • Audio(file)

NounEdit

Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)

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

Usage notesEdit

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

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

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HunsrikEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Kamp m (plural Kampe)

  1. field
    Synonym: Feld

Further readingEdit

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Kamp m (plural Kämm)

  1. comb

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