kamp

== English == === Etymology === Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kæmp/ (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛəmp] ~ [kʰeəmp] Rhymes: -æmp === Adjective === kamp (not comparable) (Australia, of males) homosexual (New Zealand, historical) lesbian (in Maori communities) == Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamp/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”). ==== Noun ==== kamp (plural kampe) camp === Etymology 2 === From Dutch kampen, from Middle Dutch kempen. ==== Verb ==== kamp (present kamp, present participle kampende, past participle gekamp) (intransitive) to suffer (from a problem), to deal with == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German kamp, from Latin campus. === Noun === kamp c (singular definite kampen, plural indefinite kampe) battle, struggle (violent) endeavour, struggle (non-violent) game, match (of e.g. ball games) De har ikke vundet en kamp siden 2003. They haven't won a match since 2003. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kamp” in Den Danske Ordbog “kamp” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑmp/ Hyphenation: kamp Rhymes: -ɑmp Homophone: Kamp === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”). ==== Noun ==== kamp n (plural kampen, diminutive kampje n) camp a political or social fraction or group ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== kampement ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: kamp Petjo: kamp → Indonesian: kamp → Sranan Tongo: kampu → Caribbean Javanese: kampu === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch camp, Old Dutch kamp, derived in turn from Latin campus (“field”). The term was borrowed in Roman times and acquired various connotations in different places. ==== Noun ==== kamp m (plural kampen, diminutive kampje n) field ===== Derived terms ===== - general: - toponyms: ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: kamp === Etymology 3 === From Middle Dutch camp, from Latin campus (“open space; battlefield”). ==== Noun ==== kamp m (plural kampen, diminutive kampje n) battle, fight tournament, competition ===== Usage notes ===== In the Netherlands kamp is seldom used as a word to describe a battle, gevecht is more common. However, in Flanders this usage is not uncommon. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== kamp inflection of kampen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -am̥p === Noun === kamp indefinite accusative singular of kampur == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”). Doublet of kampus, kampiun, kampanye, and sampanye. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkamp] Hyphenation: kamp === Noun === kamp (plural kamp-kamp) camp, an outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures Synonym: barak ==== Alternative forms ==== kem (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) === Further reading === “kamp”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kamp m (definite singular kampen, indefinite plural kamper, definite plural kampene) a fight a battle en juridisk kamp - a legal battle (sports) a match (boxing match, football match etc.) a broad or round mountaintop a boulder ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kamp” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp. === Noun === kamp m (definite singular kampen, indefinite plural kampar, definite plural kampane) a fight a battle (sports) a match (as above) a broad or round mountaintop a boulder ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kamp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Low German kempe, from Middle Low German kamp, from Latin campus (“battlefield”). ==== Noun ==== kamp c a struggling for one's interests (often in opposition); a struggle, (sometimes more idiomatic) a fight ===== Usage notes ===== Often interchangeable with strid, which has more militaristic connotations, similar to how struggle and battle are often interchangeable in English. See also the corresponding verb kämpa, which can also be thought of as having the basic meaning struggle, though often unidiomatic as a translation. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== kämpa kämpe === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Likely cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian Bokmål gamp. ==== Noun ==== kamp c old horse, nag ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “kamp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) kamp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)