camp

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈkæmp/, [ˈkʰæmp] (æ-raising) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkeə̯mp/, [ˈkʰeə̯mp]; /ˈkɛə̯mp/, [ˈkʰɛə̯mp] Rhymes: -æmp Hyphenation: camp === Etymology 1 === From Middle English kampe (“battlefield, open space”), from Old English camp (“battle, contest, battlefield, open space”), from Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“open field where military exercises are held, level plain”), from Latin campus (“open field, level plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend; crooked”). Reinforced circa 1520 by Middle French can, camp (“place where an army lodges temporarily”), from Old Northern French camp, from the same Latin (whence also French champ from Old French). Cognate with Old High German champf (“battle, struggle”) (German Kampf), Old Norse kapp (“battle”), Old High German hamf (“paralysed, maimed, mutilated”). Doublet of campus and champ. The verb is from Middle English campen, from Old English campian, compian (“to fight, war against”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampōn (“to fight, do battle”), from *kamp (“field, battlefield, battle”), see above. Cognate with Dutch kampen, German kämpfen (“to struggle”), Danish kæmpe, Swedish kämpa. ==== Noun ==== camp (countable and uncountable, plural camps) An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures. Hyponym: base camp Near-synonyms: campsite, campground, encampment An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation. Hyponyms: summer camp, band camp A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary. Near-synonym: encampment A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death. Near-synonyms: concentration camp, labor camp, reeducation camp, gulag, stalag, prison camp A single hut or shelter. a hunter’s camp The company or body of persons encamped. A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings. Coordinate term: cult Near-synonyms: faction, ingroup (obsolete) An army. (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day. (uncommon) Clipping of campus (prison slang) Any prison or prison camp. (agriculture, catachresis) Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”). (British India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively. (obsolete) Conflict; battle. An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== camp (third-person singular simple present camps, present participle camping, simple past and past participle camped) To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation. To set up a camp. (transitive) To afford rest or lodging for. (intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location. (transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage. (Australia, intransitive) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place. (transitive, video games) Ellipsis of corpse camp. (intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete. 1562, Leigh, The Accedens of Armory ː Aristotle affirmeth that Rauens will gather together on sides, and campe and fight for victorie. (intransitive, obsolete) To wrangle; argue. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Suggested origins include the 17th century French word camper (“to put oneself in a pose”), an assumed dialectal English word *camp or *kemp (“rough, uncouth”) and a derivation from camp (n.) Believed to be from Polari, otherwise obscure. ==== Noun ==== camp (uncountable) An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style. Hyponyms: high camp, low camp Coordinate terms: cheesiness, hokiness, corniness, silliness Near-synonyms: campness, campiness ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== camp (comparative camper, superlative campest) Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures. (of a man) Ostentatiously flamboyant or effeminate. Intentionally tasteless or vulgar; self-parodying. Coordinate terms: cheesy, hokey, corny, silly ===== Synonyms ===== (all senses): campy; campish (sometimes near-synonymous) ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “all senses”): uncamp, uncampy ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== camp (third-person singular simple present camps, present participle camping, simple past and past participle camped) To behave in a camp manner. Synonym: camp it up ===== See also ===== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: camp → French: camp → Spanish: camp === Etymology 3 === From Spanish campo (“countryside”). ==== Noun ==== camp (countable and uncountable, plural camps) (slang) (Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley. An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley. (Anglo-Argentines) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires. === See also === === References === === Anagrams === CAPM, CPAM, MPCA == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin campus (compare Occitan camp, French champ, Spanish campo), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [ˈkam] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkamp] === Noun === camp m (plural camps) field (open area of land) Synonym: terreny camp (temporary outdoor accommodation) Synonym: campament field of study, discipline Synonym: disciplina (physics) field ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “camp”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Chinese == === Etymology 1 === From English camp. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== camp (Hong Kong Cantonese) camp (organised event); summer camp ==== See also ==== ocamp === Etymology 2 === From English camp. ==== Alternative forms ==== kam ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Adjective ==== camp (Hong Kong Cantonese) camp (effeminate) ===== Synonyms ===== === References === Bauer, Robert S. (2021), ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 538 == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Borrowed from French camp. === Noun === camp m (plural camps) (ORB, broad) camp ==== Derived terms ==== campar === References === camp in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca camp in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology 1 === Probably from a Norman or Picard word equivalent to French champ (itself inherited from Old French champ and Latin), from Old Northern French camp, from Latin campus, or alternatively from Occitan camp, Old Occitan camp, possibly Italian campo. Doublet of campus and champ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɑ̃/ Homophones: Caen, quand, quant ==== Noun ==== camp m (plural camps) camp (outdoor area for tents, etc.) Il a dressé son camp de l'autre côté de la rivière. ― He erected his camp on the other side of the river. camp (area for politically motivated confinement) un camp de concentration ― a concentration camp camp (military base) les camps ennemis ― the enemy camps camp (faction, school of thought) Ce pays est partagé en deux camps. ― This country is divided into two camps. camp (holiday camp) un camp de vacances ― a holiday camp ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Mauritian Creole: kan === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English camp. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɑ̃p/, /kamp/ ==== Adjective ==== camp (invariable) camp (Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying, affected, exaggerated) ==== Noun ==== camp m (uncountable) campness; An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style La tactique des Sœurs dans la lutte contre le sida repose sur une stratégie politique : une utilisation du camp, une réappropriation revendiquée de l’efféminement, de la visibilité homosexuelle et de la follitude qui visent à désarmer les injonctions morales pesant sur la sexualité – sociales, religieuses, liées au sexe, au genre, aux pratiques sexuelles… ===== Synonyms ===== follitude === Further reading === “camp”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== camp alternative form of campen === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== camp alternative form of kempe (“shaggy”) == Norman == === Alternative forms === champ === Etymology === From Old Northern French camp (compare Old French champ), from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”). Compare French champ. === Noun === camp m (plural camps) (Guernsey) field == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑmp/ === Noun === camp m combat, battle, warfare ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === camp n an enclosed piece of land ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: kampe, komp, comp (Early Middle English, West Midland)English: camp (see there for further descendants)Scots: camp == Old French == === Noun === camp oblique singular, m (oblique plural cans, nominative singular cans, nominative plural camp) alternative form of champ (“field”) == Welsh == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Welsh camp, from Proto-Brythonic *kamp, from Latin campus, from the senses of "field of action, scope, opportunity, or produce of a field". Doublet of Caint (“Kent”) and siampên (“champagne”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamp/ === Noun === camp f (plural campau) feat, accomplishment Synonym: gorchest sport, contest ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation ===