Kampfer

See also: Kämpfer

German

Alternative forms

• Campher (sciences)

Etymology

From Middle High German kampfer, from Medieval Latin camphora, nasalized byform of cafora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), from an Austronesian language (cf. Malay kapur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam(p)fər/, [ˈkam.p͡fɐ], [ˈkaɱ.fɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Kampfer m (strong, genitive Kampfers, no plural)

1. camphor

Declension

Declension of Kampfer [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kampfer
genitive	eines	des	Kampfers
dative	einem	dem	Kampfer
accusative	einen	den	Kampfer

Descendants

• → Hungarian: kámfor

Further reading

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