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Kamp

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (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

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Proper noun

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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

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kamp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /kamp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Kamp m (strong, genitive Kamps, plural Kämpe)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kamp m (plural Kampe)

  1. field
    Synonym: Feld

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Kamp m (plural Kämm)

  1. comb
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