crampe

French

Etymology

From a Middle French crampe, from Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”). More at cramp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɑ̃p/

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Noun

crampe f (plural crampes)

1. cramp (muscular contraction)

   J’ai des crampes abdominales. ― I have stomach cramps.

2. iron clamp

Derived terms

• tirer sa crampe

Further reading

• “crampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• camper

Norman

Etymology

From Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).

Noun

crampe f (plural crampes)

1. (Jersey) clamp

Old French

Alternative forms

• cranpe

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).

Noun

crampe oblique singular, f (oblique plural crampes, nominative singular crampe, nominative plural crampes)

1. cramp (involuntary muscle spasm)

Descendants

• → Middle English: crampe
  • English: cramp
  • Scots: cramp
• Middle French: crampe
  • French: crampe
    • → Spanish: calambre
• Norman: crampe (Jersey)