Krampe

German

Etymology

Standardized since the 17th century. From Central and Low German dialects, from northern Middle High German and Middle Low German krampe f, from Old High German crampo, Old Saxon krampo m, from Proto-West Germanic *krampō, from Proto-Germanic *krampô.

Cognate with southern Old High German crampho. Remarkably, modern descendants of the latter, such as Bavarian Krampen m (“bent prong, pickaxe”), also have p instead of pf. This might be due to influence by Middle High German krump (modern krumm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁampə/

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• Hyphenation: Kram‧pe

Noun

Krampe f (genitive Krampe, plural Krampen)

1. staple, cramp (U-shaped hook with pointed ends)
2. (archaic or dialectal) Synonym of Haken (“any sort of hook”)

Declension

Declension of Krampe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krampe	die	Krampen
genitive	einer	der	Krampe	der	Krampen
dative	einer	der	Krampe	den	Krampen
accusative	eine	die	Krampe	die	Krampen

Related terms

• Krampf
• Krempe
• krumm

Further reading

• “Krampe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache