rampa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈram.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈram.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish rampa or French rampe.

Noun

rampa f (plural rampes)

1. ramp (inclined surface)

Etymology 2

From Germanic, from Frankish *krampa or Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰 (*krampa), both from Proto-Germanic *krampō.

Noun

rampa f (plural rampes)

1. cramp

Derived terms

• enrampar

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rampa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “rampa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Cebuano

Etymology

From English ramp, from models walking the runway in fashion shows.

Noun

rampa

1. a catwalk
2. a leisurely walk; a ramble; a stroll

Verb

rampa

1. to sashay
2. to go for a stroll
3. to leave one's abode to go to public places
4. (euphemistic) to cruise; to actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area

Czech

Etymology

Derived from German Rampe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrampa]

Noun

rampa f (relational adjective rampový)

1. platform, ramp, pad

Declension

Declension of rampa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	rampa	rampy
genitive	rampy	ramp
dative	rampě	rampám
accusative	rampu	rampy
vocative	rampo	rampy
locative	rampě	rampách
instrumental	rampou	rampami

Further reading

• “rampa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rampa, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *krampaz (“curved”), or from Proto-Baltic [Term?]. If the former, doublet of kremppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝mpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ram‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): ram‧pa

Adjective

rampa (comparative rammempi, superlative rammin)

1. lame, crippled (physically disabled)

Declension

Inflection of rampa (Kotus type 9*H/kala, mp–mm gradation)
nominative		rampa	rammat
genitive		ramman	rampojen
partitive		rampaa	rampoja
illative		rampaan	rampoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rampa	rammat
accusative	nom.	rampa	rammat
	gen.	ramman
genitive		ramman	rampojen rampain rare
partitive		rampaa	rampoja
inessive		rammassa	rammoissa
elative		rammasta	rammoista
illative		rampaan	rampoihin
adessive		rammalla	rammoilla
ablative		rammalta	rammoilta
allative		rammalle	rammoille
essive		rampana	rampoina
translative		rammaksi	rammoiksi
abessive		rammatta	rammoitta
instructive		—	rammoin
comitative		—	rampoine

Possessive forms of rampa (Kotus type 9*H/kala, mp–mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rampani rampani accusative nom. rampani rampani gen. rampani genitive rampani rampojeni rampaini rare partitive rampaani rampojani inessive rammassani rammoissani elative rammastani rammoistani illative rampaani rampoihini adessive rammallani rammoillani ablative rammaltani rammoiltani allative rammalleni rammoilleni essive rampanani rampoinani translative rammakseni rammoikseni abessive rammattani rammoittani instructive — — comitative — rampoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rampasi rampasi accusative nom. rampasi rampasi gen. rampasi genitive rampasi rampojesi rampaisi rare partitive rampaasi rampojasi inessive rammassasi rammoissasi elative rammastasi rammoistasi illative rampaasi rampoihisi adessive rammallasi rammoillasi ablative rammaltasi rammoiltasi allative rammallesi rammoillesi essive rampanasi rampoinasi translative rammaksesi rammoiksesi abessive rammattasi rammoittasi instructive — — comitative — rampoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rampamme rampamme accusative nom. rampamme rampamme gen. rampamme genitive rampamme rampojemme rampaimme rare partitive rampaamme rampojamme inessive rammassamme rammoissamme elative rammastamme rammoistamme illative rampaamme rampoihimme adessive rammallamme rammoillamme ablative rammaltamme rammoiltamme allative rammallemme rammoillemme essive rampanamme rampoinamme translative rammaksemme rammoiksemme abessive rammattamme rammoittamme instructive — — comitative — rampoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rampanne rampanne accusative nom. rampanne rampanne gen. rampanne genitive rampanne rampojenne rampainne rare partitive rampaanne rampojanne inessive rammassanne rammoissanne elative rammastanne rammoistanne illative rampaanne rampoihinne adessive rammallanne rammoillanne ablative rammaltanne rammoiltanne allative rammallenne rammoillenne essive rampananne rampoinanne translative rammaksenne rammoiksenne abessive rammattanne rammoittanne instructive — — comitative — rampoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rampansa rampansa accusative nom. rampansa rampansa gen. rampansa genitive rampansa rampojensa rampainsa rare partitive rampaansa rampojaan rampojansa inessive rammassaan rammassansa rammoissaan rammoissansa elative rammastaan rammastansa rammoistaan rammoistansa illative rampaansa rampoihinsa adessive rammallaan rammallansa rammoillaan rammoillansa ablative rammaltaan rammaltansa rammoiltaan rammoiltansa allative rammalleen rammallensa rammoilleen rammoillensa essive rampanaan rampanansa rampoinaan rampoinansa translative rammakseen rammaksensa rammoikseen rammoiksensa abessive rammattaan rammattansa rammoittaan rammoittansa instructive — — comitative — rampoineen rampoinensa

Derived terms

• rampaantua
• rampauttaa
• rampautua
• rampuus

Noun

rampa

1. lame person or animal, cripple (one physically disabled)

Declension

Inflection of rampa (Kotus type 9*H/kala, mp–mm gradation)
nominative		rampa	rammat
genitive		ramman	rampojen
partitive		rampaa	rampoja
illative		rampaan	rampoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rampa	rammat
accusative	nom.	rampa	rammat
	gen.	ramman
genitive		ramman	rampojen rampain rare
partitive		rampaa	rampoja
inessive		rammassa	rammoissa
elative		rammasta	rammoista
illative		rampaan	rampoihin
adessive		rammalla	rammoilla
ablative		rammalta	rammoilta
allative		rammalle	rammoille
essive		rampana	rampoina
translative		rammaksi	rammoiksi
abessive		rammatta	rammoitta
instructive		—	rammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rampani rampani accusative nom. rampani rampani gen. rampani genitive rampani rampojeni rampaini rare partitive rampaani rampojani inessive rammassani rammoissani elative rammastani rammoistani illative rampaani rampoihini adessive rammallani rammoillani ablative rammaltani rammoiltani allative rammalleni rammoilleni essive rampanani rampoinani translative rammakseni rammoikseni abessive rammattani rammoittani instructive — — comitative — rampoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rampasi rampasi accusative nom. rampasi rampasi gen. rampasi genitive rampasi rampojesi rampaisi rare partitive rampaasi rampojasi inessive rammassasi rammoissasi elative rammastasi rammoistasi illative rampaasi rampoihisi adessive rammallasi rammoillasi ablative rammaltasi rammoiltasi allative rammallesi rammoillesi essive rampanasi rampoinasi translative rammaksesi rammoiksesi abessive rammattasi rammoittasi instructive — — comitative — rampoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rampamme rampamme accusative nom. rampamme rampamme gen. rampamme genitive rampamme rampojemme rampaimme rare partitive rampaamme rampojamme inessive rammassamme rammoissamme elative rammastamme rammoistamme illative rampaamme rampoihimme adessive rammallamme rammoillamme ablative rammaltamme rammoiltamme allative rammallemme rammoillemme essive rampanamme rampoinamme translative rammaksemme rammoiksemme abessive rammattamme rammoittamme instructive — — comitative — rampoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rampanne rampanne accusative nom. rampanne rampanne gen. rampanne genitive rampanne rampojenne rampainne rare partitive rampaanne rampojanne inessive rammassanne rammoissanne elative rammastanne rammoistanne illative rampaanne rampoihinne adessive rammallanne rammoillanne ablative rammaltanne rammoiltanne allative rammallenne rammoillenne essive rampananne rampoinanne translative rammaksenne rammoiksenne abessive rammattanne rammoittanne instructive — — comitative — rampoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rampansa rampansa accusative nom. rampansa rampansa gen. rampansa genitive rampansa rampojensa rampainsa rare partitive rampaansa rampojaan rampojansa inessive rammassaan rammassansa rammoissaan rammoissansa elative rammastaan rammastansa rammoistaan rammoistansa illative rampaansa rampoihinsa adessive rammallaan rammallansa rammoillaan rammoillansa ablative rammaltaan rammaltansa rammoiltaan rammoiltansa allative rammalleen rammallensa rammoilleen rammoillensa essive rampanaan rampanansa rampoinaan rampoinansa translative rammakseen rammaksensa rammoikseen rammoiksensa abessive rammattaan rammattansa rammoittaan rammoittansa instructive — — comitative — rampoineen rampoinensa

Further reading

• “rampa”, 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

Verb

rampa

1. third-person singular past historic of ramper

Icelandic

Noun

rampa

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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rampa. Cognates include Finnish rampa and Estonian ramb.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑmp]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑmb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmp, -ɑmpɑ
• Hyphenation: ram‧pa

Adjective

rampa (comparative rammemp)

1. lame

Declension

Declension of rampa (type 3/kana, mp-mm gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rampa	rammat
genitive	ramman	rampoin
partitive	rampaa	rampoja
illative	rampaa	rampoi
inessive	rammaas	rammois
elative	rammast	rammoist
allative	rammalle	rammoille
adessive	rammaal	rammoil
ablative	rammalt	rammoilt
translative	rammaks	rammoiks
essive	rampanna, rampaan	rampoinna, rampoin
exessive1)	rampant	rampoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• rammita
• rampajalka
• rampihua

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 464

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably Frankish [Term?]. Cognate with English ramp, which derives from Frankish *rampōn via French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈram.pa/
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Hyphenation: ràm‧pa

Noun

rampa f (plural rampe)

1. flight (of stairs)
2. ramp
3. launchpad

   Synonym: rampa di lancio

Descendants

• →? Ottoman Turkish: رامپه (rampa)
  • Turkish: rampa

Further reading

• “rampa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Parma

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rampen

Noun

rampa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rampe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rampen

Noun

rampa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rampe

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hrimpanąder.

Old French ramperbf.

French rampebor.

Polish rampa

Borrowed from French rampe. First attested in 1870.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈram.pa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

Noun

rampa f

1. ramp (platform or embankment facilitating the reloading of goods at railway stations, mines, and ports)
2. (theater) floats (row of lamps illuminating the stage, placed between it and the audience)
3. railroad crossing barrier (movable barrier for opening and closing a road at railway crossings and barriers)

   Synonym: szlaban

Declension

Declension of rampa

	singular	plural
nominative	rampa	rampy
genitive	rampy	ramp
dative	rampie	rampom
accusative	rampę	rampy
instrumental	rampą	rampami
locative	rampie	rampach
vocative	rampo	rampy

Further reading

• “rampa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “rampa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “rampa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 473

Portuguese

rampa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hrimpanąder.

Old French ramperbf.

French rampebor.

Portuguese rampa

Borrowed from French rampe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.pɐ/ [ˈhɐ̃.pɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.pɐ/ [ˈhɐ̃.pɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.pɐ/ [ˈχɐ̃.pɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.pɐ/

• Hyphenation: ram‧pa

Noun

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. ramp (inclined surface that connects two levels; incline)

Derived terms

• rampa de lançamento

Related terms

• rampado

Further reading

• rampa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “rampa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rampa”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “rampa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrampa/ [ˈrãm.pa]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hrimpanąder.

Old French ramperbf.

French rampebor.

Spanish rampa

Borrowed from French rampe.

Noun

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. ramp

   Synonym: cuesta

Etymology 2

From Germanic, from Frankish *krampa or Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰 (*krampa), both from Proto-Germanic *krampō. See also Old High German kramph, English cramp, French crampe. Doublet of calambre.

Noun

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. cramp

   Synonym: calambre

Further reading

• “rampa”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rampa, from French rampe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾampa/ [ˈɾam.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

Noun

rampa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉ)

1. ramp
2. (especially fashion, colloquial) runway walk (like a runway model)

Derived terms

• magrampa
• rumampa

Further reading

• “rampa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018