Kamp

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Beekdaelen) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Bergen) First attested as van de Kamp in 1715. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
  • (Flevoland) Attested as Kamp in 1994. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).

The surname is derived from one of the senses of kamp or from one of the toponyms.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kamp n

  1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands
  3. A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
  4. a surname

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kamp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus. Thus originally the same word as Kampf (“fight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamp/
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Noun

Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, regional, chiefly Northern Germany) piece of land; field; grassland

Usage notes

  • The word remains very common in placenames as well as personal names in northern Germany.

Declension

Declension of Kamp
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kamp die Kämpe
genitive eines des Kamps der Kämpe
dative einem dem Kamp den Kämpen
accusative einen den Kamp die Kämpe

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kamp m (plural Kampe)

  1. field
    Synonym: Feld

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kamp, from Old High German kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.

Cognate with German Kamm, Dutch kam, English comb, Icelandic kambur.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kamp m (plural Kämm)

  1. comb
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