kamp

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English

Etymology

Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”).

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Pronunciation

Adjective

kamp (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, of males) homosexual
  2. (New Zealand, historical) lesbian (in Maori communities)
    • 1990, Julia Penelope, Sarah Valentine, Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World, page 74:
      Finally we found the Western Park, a scungy unpopular pub then, which agreed to allow kamp girls to drink there.
    • 1992, Stephan Likosky, Coming Out, page 264:
      It was 1961 and the kamp girls' scene had grown larger. Many Maori had begun moving to the cities, and among them were not only many more Maori drag queens but also Maori kamp girls.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”).

Noun

kamp (plural kampe)

  1. camp

Etymology 2

From Dutch kampen, from Middle Dutch kempen.

Verb

kamp (present kamp, present participle kampende, past participle gekamp)

  1. (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)

  1. battle, struggle (violent)
    i kampens hede
    in the heat of battle
  2. endeavour, struggle (non-violent)
    Vi støtter deres kamp for lige rettigheder.
    We support their struggle for equal rights.
  3. game, match (of e.g. ball games)
    De har ikke vundet en kamp siden 2003.
    They haven't won a match since 2003.

Declension

Declension of kamp
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kamp kampen kampe kampene
genitive kamps kampens kampes kampenes

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”).

Noun

kamp n (plural kampen, diminutive kampje n)

  1. camp
  2. a political or social fraction or group
Derived terms
Related terms
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)

  1. field
Derived terms

- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch camp, from Latin campus (“open space; battlefield”).

Noun

kamp m (plural kampen, diminutive kampje n)

  1. battle, fight
  2. 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

  1. inflection of kampen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

kamp

  1. indefinite accusative singular of kampur

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”). Doublet of kampus, kampiun, kampanye, and sampanye.

Pronunciation

Noun

kamp (first-person possessive kampku, second-person possessive kampmu, third-person possessive kampnya)

  1. camp, an outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
    Synonym: barak

Alternative forms

  • kem (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

Pronunciation

Noun

kamp m (definite singular kampen, indefinite plural kamper, definite plural kampene)

  1. a fight
  2. a battle
    en juridisk kamp - a legal battle
  3. (sports) a match (boxing match, football match etc.)
  4. a broad or round mountaintop
  5. a boulder

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

Noun

kamp m (definite singular kampen, indefinite plural kampar, definite plural kampane)

  1. a fight
  2. a battle
  3. (sports) a match (as above)
  4. a broad or round mountaintop
  5. a boulder

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Gotland; "en kamp")(file)

Etymology 1

From Low German kempe, from Middle Low German kamp, from Latin campus (“battlefield”).

Noun

kamp c

  1. a struggling for one's interests (often in opposition); a struggle, (sometimes more idiomatic) a fight
    en jämn och hård kamp mellan två lag
    a close and tough fight between two teams
    riddarens kamp mot draken
    the knight's fight against the dragon
    en väpnad kamp
    an armed struggle
    deras långa kamp för rättvisa
    their long struggle for justice
    Att ta sig upp för den branta backen var en riktig kamp
    Getting up the steep hill was a real struggle
    hennes kamp mot sjukdomen
    her battle (idiomatically) against the disease (strid (“battle”) sounds overly militaristic in Swedish here)
    en kamp mot klockan
    a race against time / a race against the clock ("a struggle/fight against the clock" – idiomatic)
    en maktkamp
    a power struggle
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
Declension of kamp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamp kampen kamper kamperna
Genitive kamps kampens kampers kampernas
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Unknown. Likely cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian Bokmål gamp.

Noun

kamp c

  1. old horse, nag (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Declension
Declension of kamp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamp kampen kampar kamparna
Genitive kamps kampens kampars kamparnas

Further reading

Wikious
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