English Online Dictionary. What means camping? What does camping mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -æmpɪŋ
Verb
camping
- present participle and gerund of camp
Noun
camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)
- (uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
- (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish camping (“campsite”), from English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kampin/ [kãm.pĩn]
- Rhymes: -ampin
- Hyphenation: cam‧ping
Noun
camping inan
- campsite
Declension
Further reading
- “camping”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Danish
Etymology
From English camping.
Noun
camping c (singular definite campingen, not used in plural form)
- camping
Declension
Further reading
- “camping” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: cam‧ping
Noun
camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)
- campsite
Synonyms
- kampeerterrein
Related terms
- camper
- glamping
Finnish
Etymology
From English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæmp(ː)iŋ/, [ˈk̟æmp(ː)iŋ]
- Rhymes: -æmpiŋ
Noun
camping
- camping
Usage notes
In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.
Declension
Synonyms
- (camping in designated areas): leirintä
- telttailu
Further reading
- “camping”, 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 2023-07-02
French
Etymology
From English camping.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /kɑ̃.piŋ/
- (North America) IPA(key): /kam.piŋ/
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- (uncountable) camping
- (countable) campsite
Further reading
- “camping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
English camping, which seems to have formerly had the meaning "campsite". First attested in 1911.
Noun
camping m (invariable)
- campsite
- Synonym: campeggio
Middle English
Adjective
camping
- Alternative form of campyng
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English camping.
Noun
camping m (definite singular campingen, indefinite plural campinger, definite plural campingene)
- camping
- a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground
Synonyms
- (sense 2) campingplass
Derived terms
- campingbil
- campingplass
- campingvogn
References
- “camping” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “camping” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English camping.
Noun
camping f (definite singular campinga, indefinite plural campingar, definite plural campingane)
- camping
- a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground
Synonyms
- (sense 2) campingplass
Derived terms
- campingplass
- campingvogn
References
- “camping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛm.piŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛmpiŋk
- Syllabification: cam‧ping
- Homophone: kemping
Noun
camping m inan
- Alternative spelling of kemping
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- camping in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- camping in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English camping.
Pronunciation
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- (uncountable) camping (activity)
- Synonym: campismo
- camping spot
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kemˈpinɡ/
Noun
camping n (plural campinguri)
- camping
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkampin/ [ˈkãm.pĩn]
- Rhymes: -ampin
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- campsite
- camping in a private campsite
Usage notes
- camping refers to camping in a private campsite, a designated area with services, improvements and various facilities. On the other hand, campismo is camping in an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking, or simply adjacent to a road through the wilderness).
Related terms
Further reading
- “camping”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10