kampsun

Estonian

Värviline kampsun

Etymology

Borrowed either from Russian камзо́л (kamzól, “camisole, straitjacket”) or from German Kamisol, Kammesol, Kamsol (“camisole, underjacket”). Ultimately from French camisole, from Italian camiciola, diminutive of camicia (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpsun/, [ˈkɑmpsun]

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• Rhymes: -ɑmpsun
• Hyphenation: kamp‧sun

Noun

kampsun (genitive kampsuni, partitive kampsunit)

1. sweater, jumper, jersey, pullover; cardigan (a knitted or crocheted garment, either pulled over the head (pullover) or open at the front (sweater))

   kampsunit selga tõmbama, panema ― put on a sweater

   kampsunit seljast võtma ― take off a sweater

   Tal on kampsun seljas. ― He's wearing a sweater.

   Külmaga kannan jope all kampsunit. ― When it's cold, I wear a sweater under my jacket.

2. A women's long-sleeved collarless wool jacket with a wide neckline and long sleeves, just above the waistline.

Declension

Declension of kampsun (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kampsun	kampsunid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kampsuni
genitive			kampsunite
partitive		kampsunit	kampsuneid
illative		kampsunisse	kampsunitesse kampsuneisse
inessive		kampsunis	kampsunites kampsuneis
elative		kampsunist	kampsunitest kampsuneist
allative		kampsunile	kampsunitele kampsuneile
adessive		kampsunil	kampsunitel kampsuneil
ablative		kampsunilt	kampsunitelt kampsuneilt
translative		kampsuniks	kampsuniteks kampsuneiks
terminative		kampsunini	kampsuniteni
essive		kampsunina	kampsunitena
abessive		kampsunita	kampsuniteta
comitative		kampsuniga	kampsunitega

Synonyms

• džemper
• pullover
• sviiter

References

• kampsun in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kampsun”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009