Kumpan

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kompān, kumpān, from Old French compain (“friend; companion”), from Late Latin compāniō (literally “he with whom one shares one's bread”), from com- + pānis (with + bread).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kʊmˈpaːn]
  • Hyphenation: Kum‧pan
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Kumpan m (strong, genitive Kumpans, plural Kumpane, feminine Kumpanin)

  1. friend in the same business (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. crony (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Kumpan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kumpan die Kumpane
genitive eines des Kumpans der Kumpane
dative einem dem Kumpan den Kumpanen
accusative einen den Kumpan die Kumpane

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Polish: kompan

Further reading[edit]

  • “Kumpan” in Duden online
  • “Kumpan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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