kamp

See also: Kamp

English

Etymology

Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæmp/
  • (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA^(key): [kʰɛəmp] ~ [kʰeəmp]

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æmp

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

• IPA^(key): /kamp/

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

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

Declension of kamp

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)

1. camp
2. a political or social fraction or group

Derived terms

• basiskamp
• concentratiekamp
• detentiekamp
• dodenkamp
• gevangenenkamp
• gevangenkamp
• gijzelaarskamp
• heropvoedingskamp
• interneringskamp
• jappenkamp
• jeugdkamp
• kamparts
• kampbeul
• kampbevolking
• kampcommandant
• kampervaring
• kampgenoot
• kampherinnering
• kamphuis
• kampleider
• kampleven
• kamplied
• kampplaats
• kampslachtoffer
• kampsyndroom
• kampterrein
• kampverleden
• kampvuur
• kampwinkel
• kinderkamp
• krijgsgevangenenkamp
• krijgsgevangenkamp
• legerkamp
• mannenkamp
• oefenkamp
• oorlogskamp
• oppositiekamp
• opvangkamp
• padvinderskamp
• protestkamp
• regeringskamp
• schietkamp
• schoolkamp
• skikamp
• sportkamp
• strafkamp
• taalkamp
• tentenkamp
• trainingskamp
• transitkamp
• uitroeiingskamp
• vakantiekamp
• verkrachtingskamp
• vernietigingskamp
• verzamelkamp
• visserskamp
• vliegkamp
• vluchtelingenkamp
• voetbalkamp
• vredeskamp
• vrouwenkamp
• werkkamp
• woonwagenkamp
• zeilkamp
• zigeunerkamp
• zomerkamp

 

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)

1. field

Derived terms

- general:

• hertenkamp
• koekamp

 

- toponyms:

• Bergkamp
• Boskamp
• Breklenkamp
• Bullenkamp
• Bulskamp
• Buunderkamp
• De Kamp
• De Kampen
• De Kruiskamp
• De Schutskamp
• Denekamp
• Geitenkamp
• Greffelkamp
• Harskamp
• Hazenkamp
• Heuwkamp
• Hoogkamp
• Kamp
• Kampen
• Kampenhout
• Kamperland
• Keulse Kamp
• Maliskamp
• Marijenkampen
• Oostkamp
• Prinsenkamp
• Serskamp
• Smeliënkamp
• Steenkamp
• Zevenkamp
• Zoutkamp

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kamp

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

• doodskamp
• kampen
• kampperk
• kampspel
• kampstrijd
• kampvechter
• meerkamp
• tienkamp
• tweekamp
• vijfkamp
• wedkamp
• zeskamp

 

Etymology 4

Verb

kamp

1. inflection of kampen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -am̥p

Noun

kamp

1. indefinite accusative singular of kampur

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

kamp

Wikipedia ^id

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 (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

• “kamp” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

kamp

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

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

• dragkamp
• femkamp
• fotballkamp
• gladiatorkamp
• hjemmekamp
• kampestein
• kampfly
• kampsport
• maktkamp
• nevekamp
• nærkamp
• omkamp
• sjukamp
• slåsskamp
• snøballkamp
• tikamp
• valgkamp

 

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)

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

Derived terms

• dragkamp
• femkamp
• fotballkamp
• gladiatorkamp
• kampestein
• kampfly
• kampsport
• maktkamp
• nevekamp
• nærkamp
• omkamp
• sjukamp
• snøballkamp
• tikamp
• valkamp

 

References

• “kamp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• befrielsekamp
• dragkamp
• dödskamp
• kamp mot klockan
• kampanda
• kampcell
• kampduglig
• kampfond
• kamplust
• kamppolitik
• kampsång
• kampvilja
• klasskamp
• maktkamp
• mångkamp
• närkamp
• tiokamp
• tvekamp

 

Related terms

• kämpa
• kämpe

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

• kamp in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kamp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)