pampa

See also: Pampa, pàmpa, p'ampa, and pampa-

English

Noun

pampa (plural pampas)

1. singular of pampas
   • 2006 June 11, Jonathan Kandell, “Buenos Aires Beef, on Hoof and on Plates”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Until the 1920's, Argentina was one of the wealthiest nations in the world, thanks to the fertile farms and ranches that spread over the pampa — the grasslands that stretch in a huge arc from Buenos Aires.

   • 2026 May 23, John Bartlett, “Chile's MAGA-inspired border control”, in National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio:

     A few hundred yards across the pampa from where Chilean soldiers patrol the boundary, stern-faced, the Peruvian border police sit under wind-torn blue awnings, eyeing the Chileans warily.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

Translations

Translations

• German: Pampa (de) f
• Polish: pampa (pl) f

Anagrams

• MAPPA, appam

Aymara

Noun

pampa

1. plain

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpampa]

Noun

pampa f

1. pampa (any of the large, grassy plains of temperate South America)

Declension

Declension of pampa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pampa	pampy
genitive	pampy	pamp
dative	pampě	pampám
accusative	pampu	pampy
vocative	pampo	pampy
locative	pampě	pampách
instrumental	pampou	pampami

Further reading

• “pampa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pampa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Conjunction

pampa

1. because

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish pampa, from Quechua pampa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑmpɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝mpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pam‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): pam‧pa

Noun

pampa

1. pampa

Declension

Inflection of pampa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pampa	pampat
genitive		pampan	pampojen
partitive		pampaa	pampoja
illative		pampaan	pampoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pampa	pampat
accusative	nom.	pampa	pampat
	gen.	pampan
genitive		pampan	pampojen pampain rare
partitive		pampaa	pampoja
inessive		pampassa	pampoissa
elative		pampasta	pampoista
illative		pampaan	pampoihin
adessive		pampalla	pampoilla
ablative		pampalta	pampoilta
allative		pampalle	pampoille
essive		pampana	pampoina
translative		pampaksi	pampoiksi
abessive		pampatta	pampoitta
instructive		—	pampoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pampa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pampani pampani accusative nom. pampani pampani gen. pampani genitive pampani pampojeni pampaini rare partitive pampaani pampojani inessive pampassani pampoissani elative pampastani pampoistani illative pampaani pampoihini adessive pampallani pampoillani ablative pampaltani pampoiltani allative pampalleni pampoilleni essive pampanani pampoinani translative pampakseni pampoikseni abessive pampattani pampoittani instructive — — comitative — pampoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pampasi pampasi accusative nom. pampasi pampasi gen. pampasi genitive pampasi pampojesi pampaisi rare partitive pampaasi pampojasi inessive pampassasi pampoissasi elative pampastasi pampoistasi illative pampaasi pampoihisi adessive pampallasi pampoillasi ablative pampaltasi pampoiltasi allative pampallesi pampoillesi essive pampanasi pampoinasi translative pampaksesi pampoiksesi abessive pampattasi pampoittasi instructive — — comitative — pampoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pampamme pampamme accusative nom. pampamme pampamme gen. pampamme genitive pampamme pampojemme pampaimme rare partitive pampaamme pampojamme inessive pampassamme pampoissamme elative pampastamme pampoistamme illative pampaamme pampoihimme adessive pampallamme pampoillamme ablative pampaltamme pampoiltamme allative pampallemme pampoillemme essive pampanamme pampoinamme translative pampaksemme pampoiksemme abessive pampattamme pampoittamme instructive — — comitative — pampoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pampanne pampanne accusative nom. pampanne pampanne gen. pampanne genitive pampanne pampojenne pampainne rare partitive pampaanne pampojanne inessive pampassanne pampoissanne elative pampastanne pampoistanne illative pampaanne pampoihinne adessive pampallanne pampoillanne ablative pampaltanne pampoiltanne allative pampallenne pampoillenne essive pampananne pampoinanne translative pampaksenne pampoiksenne abessive pampattanne pampoittanne instructive — — comitative — pampoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pampansa pampansa accusative nom. pampansa pampansa gen. pampansa genitive pampansa pampojensa pampainsa rare partitive pampaansa pampojaan pampojansa inessive pampassaan pampassansa pampoissaan pampoissansa elative pampastaan pampastansa pampoistaan pampoistansa illative pampaansa pampoihinsa adessive pampallaan pampallansa pampoillaan pampoillansa ablative pampaltaan pampaltansa pampoiltaan pampoiltansa allative pampalleen pampallensa pampoilleen pampoillensa essive pampanaan pampanansa pampoinaan pampoinansa translative pampakseen pampaksensa pampoikseen pampoiksensa abessive pampattaan pampattansa pampoittaan pampoittansa instructive — — comitative — pampoineen pampoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pampahirvi
• pampajänis
• pampakauris
• pampakettu
• pampakissa
• pampavyötiäinen

Further reading

• “pampa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.pa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

pampa f (plural pampas)

1. pampa

Further reading

• “pampa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpam.pa/
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Hyphenation: pàm‧pa

Noun

pampa f (plural pampe) (Sometimes capitalized)

1. pampas

Derived terms

• erba della pampa

Anagrams

• mappa

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pampa m (definite singular pampaen, indefinite plural pampaer, definite plural pampaene)

1. form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by pampas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pampa m (plural pampaen)

1. (pre-1982) alternative form of pampas

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pampa.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃.pɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃.pɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃pɐ
• Hyphenation: pam‧pa

Noun

pampa m (plural pampas)

1. pampas

Related terms

• pampiano

Further reading

• “pampa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pampa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Quechua

Alternative forms

• p'ampa (Cuzco-Collao) ("burying")
• phampa (South Bolivian) ("concave and shallow")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpam.pa/
  • (Ayacucho, Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ˈpam.pa]
  • (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ˈpʼam.pa] ("burial")
  • (South Bolivian) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰam.pa] ("shallow")

Adjective

pampa

1. flat, leveled, squat
2. (South Bolivian) shallow and concave

   Synonym: phampa (Bolivia)

Noun

pampa

1. prairie, plain, flat terrain, leveled area, open field; the ground, the floor

   Near-synonym: allpa (“ground”)

2. (Cuzco-Collao) burial, grave; the action of burying

   Synonym: p'ampa (CC)

Declension

Declension of pampa

	singular	plural
nominative	pampa	pampakuna
accusative	pampata	pampakunata
dative	pampaman	pampakunaman
genitive	pampap	pampakunap
locative	pampapi	pampakunapi
terminative	pampakama	pampakunakama
ablative	pampamanta	pampakunamanta
instrumental	pampawan	pampakunawan
comitative	pampantin	pampakunantin
abessive	pampannaq	pampakunannaq
comparative	pampahina	pampakunahina
causative	pamparayku	pampakunarayku
benefactive	pampapaq	pampakunapaq
associative	pampapura	pampakunapura
distributive	pampanka	pampakunanka
exclusive	pampalla	pampakunalla

Possessive forms of pampa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative pampay pampaykuna accusative pampayta pampaykunata dative pampayman pampaykunaman genitive pampaypa pampaykunap locative pampaypi pampaykunapi terminative pampaykama pampaykunakama ablative pampaymanta pampaykunamanta instrumental pampaywan pampaykunawan comitative pampaynintin pampaykunantin abessive pampayninnaq pampaykunannaq comparative pampayhina pampaykunahina causative pampayrayku pampaykunarayku benefactive pampaypaq pampaykunapaq associative pampaypura pampaykunapura distributive pampayninka pampaykunanka exclusive pampaylla pampaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative pampayki pampaykikuna accusative pampaykita pampaykikunata dative pampaykiman pampaykikunaman genitive pampaykipa pampaykikunap locative pampaykipi pampaykikunapi terminative pampaykikama pampaykikunakama ablative pampaykimanta pampaykikunamanta instrumental pampaykiwan pampaykikunawan comitative pampaykintin pampaykikunantin abessive pampaykinnaq pampaykikunannaq comparative pampaykihina pampaykikunahina causative pampaykirayku pampaykikunarayku benefactive pampaykipaq pampaykikunapaq associative pampaykipura pampaykikunapura distributive pampaykinka pampaykikunanka exclusive pampaykilla pampaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative pampan pampankuna accusative pampanta pampankunata dative pampanman pampankunaman genitive pampanpa pampankunap locative pampanpi pampankunapi terminative pampankama pampankunakama ablative pampanmanta pampankunamanta instrumental pampanwan pampankunawan comitative pampanintin pampankunantin abessive pampanninnaq pampankunannaq comparative pampanhina pampankunahina causative pampanrayku pampankunarayku benefactive pampanpaq pampankunapaq associative pampanpura pampankunapura distributive pampaninka pampankunanka exclusive pampanlla pampankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative pampanchik pampanchikkuna accusative pampanchikta pampanchikkunata dative pampanchikman pampanchikkunaman genitive pampanchikpa pampanchikkunap locative pampanchikpi pampanchikkunapi terminative pampanchikkama pampanchikkunakama ablative pampanchikmanta pampanchikkunamanta instrumental pampanchikwan pampanchikkunawan comitative pampanchiknintin pampanchikkunantin abessive pampanchikninnaq pampanchikkunannaq comparative pampanchikhina pampanchikkunahina causative pampanchikrayku pampanchikkunarayku benefactive pampanchikpaq pampanchikkunapaq associative pampanchikpura pampanchikkunapura distributive pampanchikninka pampanchikkunanka exclusive pampanchiklla pampanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative pampayku pampaykukuna accusative pampaykuta pampaykukunata dative pampaykuman pampaykukunaman genitive pampaykupa pampaykukunap locative pampaykupi pampaykukunapi terminative pampaykukama pampaykukunakama ablative pampaykumanta pampaykukunamanta instrumental pampaykuwan pampaykukunawan comitative pampaykuntin pampaykukunantin abessive pampaykunnaq pampaykukunannaq comparative pampaykuhina pampaykukunahina causative pampaykurayku pampaykukunarayku benefactive pampaykupaq pampaykukunapaq associative pampaykupura pampaykukunapura distributive pampaykunka pampaykukunanka exclusive pampaykulla pampaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative pampaykichik pampaykichikkuna accusative pampaykichikta pampaykichikkunata dative pampaykichikman pampaykichikkunaman genitive pampaykichikpa pampaykichikkunap locative pampaykichikpi pampaykichikkunapi terminative pampaykichikkama pampaykichikkunakama ablative pampaykichikmanta pampaykichikkunamanta instrumental pampaykichikwan pampaykichikkunawan comitative pampaykichiknintin pampaykichikkunantin abessive pampaykichikninnaq pampaykichikkunannaq comparative pampaykichikhina pampaykichikkunahina causative pampaykichikrayku pampaykichikkunarayku benefactive pampaykichikpaq pampaykichikkunapaq associative pampaykichikpura pampaykichikkunapura distributive pampaykichikninka pampaykichikkunanka exclusive pampaykichiklla pampaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative pampanku pampankukuna accusative pampankuta pampankukunata dative pampankuman pampankukunaman genitive pampankupa pampankukunap locative pampankupi pampankukunapi terminative pampankukama pampankukunakama ablative pampankumanta pampankukunamanta instrumental pampankuwan pampankukunawan comitative pampankuntin pampankukunantin abessive pampankunnaq pampankukunannaq comparative pampankuhina pampankukunahina causative pampankurayku pampankukunarayku benefactive pampankupaq pampankukunapaq associative pampankupura pampankukunapura distributive pampankunka pampankukunanka exclusive pampankulla pampankukunalla

Derived terms

• aya pampana
• pampachay
• pampay

Descendants

• → Spanish: pampa
  • → English: Pampas, pampas

Romanian

Noun

pampa n (uncountable)

1. alternative form of pampas

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pampa	pampaul
genitive-dative	pampa	pampaului
vocative	pampaule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua pampa (“plain; prairie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpampa/ [ˈpãm.pa]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: pam‧pa

Noun

pampa f (plural pampas)

1. (usually in the plural) pampas (plains of South America south of the Amazon)

Derived terms

• pampeano
• venado de las Pampas

Descendants

• → English: pampas
• → Portuguese: pampa

Noun

pampa m (uncountable)

1. language spoken in the pampas

Further reading

• “pampa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Turkish

Noun

pampa (definite accusative pampayı, plural [please provide])

1. (Internet) alternative form of kanka

   Raad ol pampa.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Warlpiri

Adjective

pampa

1. blind

Woiwurrung

Adjective

pampa

1. frightened

See also

• bamboon (“fear”)
• noorrbil-bong-ak (“scare”)