Kämpe

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See also: kampe and kæmpe

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Modern (18th century) borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German kempe, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon kempio. The revived word existed also in an Upper German form: Middle High German kempfe, from Old High German kempho. Pertaining to Kampf (“fight”).

Noun

Kämpe m (genitive Kämpen, plural Kämpen)

  1. (chiefly literary) an experienced fighter (or activist); a warhorse
    Die alten Kämpen des palästinensischen Widerstands haben nur wenig Einfluss auf die radikalisierte Jugend.
    The old warhorses of the Palestinian resistance have but little influence on the radicalized youth.
Declension

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Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

Kämpe

  1. plural of Kamp
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