Kampf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Latin campus. The word originally means “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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kam(p)f/, [kampf], [kamf]
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Noun

Kampf m (genitive Kampfes or Kampfs, plural Kämpfe)

  1. fight, struggle

Declension

Compounds

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