camping

See also: Camping

English

People camping by Barriere Lake in Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæmpɪŋ/

Verb

camping

  1. present participle of camp

Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
    Camping is a favorite summer activity.
  2. (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
    • 1848, The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
      In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)

  1. campsite

Synonyms

Finnish

Noun

camping

  1. camping

Usage notes

In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.

Declension

Inflection of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative camping campingit
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
illative campingiin campingeihin
singular plural
nominative camping campingit
accusative nom. camping campingit
gen. campingin
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
inessive campingissä campingeissä
elative campingistä campingeistä
illative campingiin campingeihin
adessive campingillä campingeillä
ablative campingiltä campingeiltä
allative campingille campingeille
essive campinginä campingeinä
translative campingiksi campingeiksi
instructive — campingein
abessive campingittä campingeittä
comitative — campingeineen

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /kɑ̃.piŋ/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Audio (France, Normandy)(file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /kam.piŋ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping
  2. (countable) campsite

Further reading

Italian

Noun

camping m (invariable)

  1. campsite

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English camping.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.pĩ/

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping (activity)
  2. camping spot

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˈpinɡ/, [kãmˈpĩŋɡ]

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. camping (activity)
  2. campsite
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