camping

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See also: Camping, cámping, and càmping

English

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People camping by Barriere Lake in Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Pronunciation

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Verb

camping

  1. present participle and gerund of camp

Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
    Camping is a favorite summer activity.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 55:
      to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.
  2. (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
    • 1848, The North British Review, volume 9, page 17:
      In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camping (campsite), from English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping inan

  1. campsite

Declension

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Danish

Etymology

From English camping.

Noun

camping c (singular definite campingen, not used in plural form)

  1. camping

Declension

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Dutch

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cam‧ping

Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)

  1. campsite

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping

  1. camping

Usage notes

In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.

Declension

Inflection of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative camping campingit
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
illative campingiin campingeihin
singular plural
nominative camping campingit
accusative nom. camping campingit
gen. campingin
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
inessive campingissä campingeissä
elative campingistä campingeistä
illative campingiin campingeihin
adessive campingillä campingeillä
ablative campingiltä campingeiltä
allative campingille campingeille
essive campinginä campingeinä
translative campingiksi campingeiksi
abessive campingittä campingeittä
instructive campingein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative campingini campingini
accusative nom. campingini campingini
gen. campingini
genitive campingini campingieni
partitive campingiäni campingejäni
inessive campingissäni campingeissäni
elative campingistäni campingeistäni
illative campingiini campingeihini
adessive campingilläni campingeilläni
ablative campingiltäni campingeiltäni
allative campingilleni campingeilleni
essive campinginäni campingeinäni
translative campingikseni campingeikseni
abessive campingittäni campingeittäni
instructive
comitative campingeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative campingisi campingisi
accusative nom. campingisi campingisi
gen. campingisi
genitive campingisi campingiesi
partitive campingiäsi campingejäsi
inessive campingissäsi campingeissäsi
elative campingistäsi campingeistäsi
illative campingiisi campingeihisi
adessive campingilläsi campingeilläsi
ablative campingiltäsi campingeiltäsi
allative campingillesi campingeillesi
essive campinginäsi campingeinäsi
translative campingiksesi campingeiksesi
abessive campingittäsi campingeittäsi
instructive
comitative campingeinesi

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Further reading

French

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping
  2. (countable) campsite

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Italian

Etymology

English camping, which seems to have formerly had the meaning "campsite". First attested in 1911.

Noun

camping m (invariable)

  1. campsite
    Synonym: campeggio

Middle English

Adjective

camping

  1. Alternative form of campyng

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From English camping.

Noun

camping m (definite singular campingen, indefinite plural campinger, definite plural campingene)

  1. camping
  2. a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English camping.

Noun

camping f (definite singular campinga, indefinite plural campingar, definite plural campingane)

  1. camping
  2. a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

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Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping m inan

  1. Alternative spelling of kemping

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun
verb
noun

Further reading

  • camping in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • camping in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping (activity)
    Synonym: campismo
  2. camping spot

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping n (plural campinguri)

  1. camping

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative camping campingul campinguri campingurile
genitive-dative camping campingului campinguri campingurilor
vocative campingule campingurilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

Pronunciation

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. campsite
  2. camping in a private campsite

Usage notes

  • camping refers to camping in a private campsite, a designated area with services, improvements and various facilities. On the other hand, campismo is camping in an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking, or simply adjacent to a road through the wilderness).

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