kampa

See also: Kampa and kämpa

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish kamber (whence modern Swedish kam, dialectal kamba), from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Doublet of hammas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝mpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kam‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): kam‧pa

Noun

kampa

1. comb
2. (anatomy) pecten
3. ellipsis of patruunakampa (“ammunition clip”)

Declension

Inflection of kampa (Kotus type 9*H/kala, mp–mm gradation)
nominative		kampa	kammat
genitive		kamman	kampojen
partitive		kampaa	kampoja
illative		kampaan	kampoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kampa	kammat
accusative	nom.	kampa	kammat
	gen.	kamman
genitive		kamman	kampojen kampain rare
partitive		kampaa	kampoja
inessive		kammassa	kammoissa
elative		kammasta	kammoista
illative		kampaan	kampoihin
adessive		kammalla	kammoilla
ablative		kammalta	kammoilta
allative		kammalle	kammoille
essive		kampana	kampoina
translative		kammaksi	kammoiksi
abessive		kammatta	kammoitta
instructive		—	kammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kampa (Kotus type 9*H/kala, mp–mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kampani kampani accusative nom. kampani kampani gen. kampani genitive kampani kampojeni kampaini rare partitive kampaani kampojani inessive kammassani kammoissani elative kammastani kammoistani illative kampaani kampoihini adessive kammallani kammoillani ablative kammaltani kammoiltani allative kammalleni kammoilleni essive kampanani kampoinani translative kammakseni kammoikseni abessive kammattani kammoittani instructive — — comitative — kampoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kampasi kampasi accusative nom. kampasi kampasi gen. kampasi genitive kampasi kampojesi kampaisi rare partitive kampaasi kampojasi inessive kammassasi kammoissasi elative kammastasi kammoistasi illative kampaasi kampoihisi adessive kammallasi kammoillasi ablative kammaltasi kammoiltasi allative kammallesi kammoillesi essive kampanasi kampoinasi translative kammaksesi kammoiksesi abessive kammattasi kammoittasi instructive — — comitative — kampoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kampamme kampamme accusative nom. kampamme kampamme gen. kampamme genitive kampamme kampojemme kampaimme rare partitive kampaamme kampojamme inessive kammassamme kammoissamme elative kammastamme kammoistamme illative kampaamme kampoihimme adessive kammallamme kammoillamme ablative kammaltamme kammoiltamme allative kammallemme kammoillemme essive kampanamme kampoinamme translative kammaksemme kammoiksemme abessive kammattamme kammoittamme instructive — — comitative — kampoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kampanne kampanne accusative nom. kampanne kampanne gen. kampanne genitive kampanne kampojenne kampainne rare partitive kampaanne kampojanne inessive kammassanne kammoissanne elative kammastanne kammoistanne illative kampaanne kampoihinne adessive kammallanne kammoillanne ablative kammaltanne kammoiltanne allative kammallenne kammoillenne essive kampananne kampoinanne translative kammaksenne kammoiksenne abessive kammattanne kammoittanne instructive — — comitative — kampoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kampansa kampansa accusative nom. kampansa kampansa gen. kampansa genitive kampansa kampojensa kampainsa rare partitive kampaansa kampojaan kampojansa inessive kammassaan kammassansa kammoissaan kammoissansa elative kammastaan kammastansa kammoistaan kammoistansa illative kampaansa kampoihinsa adessive kammallaan kammallansa kammoillaan kammoillansa ablative kammaltaan kammaltansa kammoiltaan kammoiltansa allative kammalleen kammallensa kammoilleen kammoillensa essive kampanaan kampanansa kampoinaan kampoinansa translative kammakseen kammaksensa kammoikseen kammoiksensa abessive kammattaan kammattansa kammoittaan kammoittansa instructive — — comitative — kampoineen kampoinensa

Derived terms

• kammata

compounds

• aamukampa
• kampahapero
• kampakeraaminen
• kampakeramiikka
• kampalanka
• kampaleima
• kampaliitos
• kampamaneetti
• kampanaula
• kampanisu
• kampaokamonni
• kampapuuvilla
• kampasimpukka
• kampasuodin
• kampasuomu
• kampavenussimpukka
• kampaviineri
• kampavilla
• kierrekampa
• koristekampa
• luukampa
• patruunakampa
• pellavakampa
• piikkikampa
• pääkampa
• sarvikampa
• selvityskampa
• sipulikampa
• spekenkampavarvasrotta
• taskukampa
• täikampa
• villakampa

Related terms

• kammata
• kampaaja

Further reading

• “kampa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Icelandic

Noun

kampa

1. indefinite accusative plural of kampur
2. indefinite genitive plural of kampur

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɐmpɐ]

Noun

kampa

1. side
2. alternative

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin campus (“field”), likely borrowed through Austrian German Kamp.

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈkam.pa]

Noun

kampa f

1. (Przemyśl) type of game young boys play
2. (Przemyśl) place for this game

Further reading

• Aleksander Saloni (1899), “kampa”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎^[2] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
• Aleksander Saloni (1908), “kampa”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne‎^[3] (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335