Krampf

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kramph, cramph, from Old High German krampho, chrampho, chramph, from Proto-West Germanic *krampu, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). More at cramp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁam(p)f/
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Noun

Krampf m (strong, genitive Krampfes or Krampfs, plural Krämpfe)

  1. cramp
  2. (medicine) convulsion, seizure
  3. (colloquial, figurative) strain, drudgery
    • 2021 July 31, Lea Schulze, “Der Hausbesuch: Er ist eine Kiezinstanz”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Peter Beierlein will auch dorthin, doch ihm fehlt ein Plan. „Schule war ja schon ein Krampf; Studieren wäre nichts für mich gewesen.“
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Declension

Declension of Krampf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krampf die Krämpfe
genitive eines des Krampfes, Krampfs der Krämpfe
dative einem dem Krampf, Krampfe1 den Krämpfen
accusative einen den Krampf die Krämpfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Krampf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Krampf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Krampf” in Duden online
  • Krampf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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