Kampf
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), borrowed from Latin campus.
The word originally referred to the “field”, but early on developed the sense “fight” in High German. This is a denotation of the event by the location where it takes place. Cognate to Old English camp and Swedish kamp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kam(p)f/, [kampf], [kamɸ], [kaɱf]
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Declension
Derived terms
- kämpfen
- Kämpfer
- Kampfgeist
- kampffähig
- kampflos
- Achtkampf
- Dreikampf
- Fünfkampf
- Siebenkampf
- Wettkampf
- Zehnkampf
- Zweikampf
Related terms
- Arbeitskampf
- Kamp
- Kämpe
- Kampfaktion
- Kampfbegriff
- Kampfeinheit
- Kampfeswille
- Kampfgeist
- Kampfkraft
- Kampfkunst
- Kampflust
- Kampfpanzer
- Kampfplatz
- Kampfstärke
- Kampfverband
- Nahkampf
- Stierkampf
- Wettkampf
Further reading
- “Kampf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kampf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kampf” in Duden online
- “Kampf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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