campa

Etymology

From cān (“where”) +‎ -pa (“to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːmpa/

Adverb

cāmpa

1. Whither; where to.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.pa/

Verb

campa

1. third-person singular past historic of camper

Etymology

From English camp.

Noun

campa m (genitive singular campa, nominative plural campaí)

1. 1. camp
   2. tent
2. (of persons) followers, faction

Mutation

Further reading

• "campa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “campa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “campa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam.pa/

Verb

campa

1. inflection of campare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.pɐ/
• Hyphenation: cam‧pa

campa (1)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese campãa, from Late Latin campāna (“bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Campānia (a region of Italy in which bronze was produced), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”). Cognate with Galician campá, Spanish campana, Catalan campana, Occitan campana and Italian campana.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Etymology

From English camp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaumpʰə/

Noun

campa m (genitive singular campa, plural campaichean)

1. camp

Mutation

Verb

campa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of campar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of campar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of campar.

Noun

campa

1. dagger

References

• 2002, Chungkham Yashwanta Singh, Tarao Grammar