kempa

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See also: Kempa and kępa

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kempa (giant), from Old English cempa (warrior, fighter, champion), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (fighter), ultimately from Latin campus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kempa m (genitive singular kempu, nominative plural kempur)

  1. hero, warrior

Declension

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    Declension of kempa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kempa kempan kempur kempurnar
accusative kempu kempuna kempur kempurnar
dative kempu kempunni kempum kempunum
genitive kempu kempunnar kempa kempanna

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कम्प (kampa, tremor, shaking, quake). Doublet of gempa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəmˈpa]
  • Hyphenation: kêm‧pa

Noun

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kempa (plural kempa-kempa, first-person possessive kempaku, second-person possessive kempamu, third-person possessive kempanya)

  1. press, clamp.
    Synonym: apitan

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