camping

See also: Camping

English

People camping by Barriere Lake in Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæmpɪŋ/

Verb

camping

  1. present participle of camp

Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
    Camping is a favorite summer activity.
  2. (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
    • 1848, The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
      In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

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Translations


Dutch

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/
  • (file)

Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)

  1. campsite

Synonyms


Finnish

Noun

camping

  1. 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

Inflection of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative camping campingit
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
illative campingiin campingeihin
singular plural
nominative camping campingit
accusative nom. camping campingit
gen. campingin
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
inessive campingissä campingeissä
elative campingistä campingeistä
illative campingiin campingeihin
adessive campingillä campingeillä
ablative campingiltä campingeiltä
allative campingille campingeille
essive campinginä campingeinä
translative campingiksi campingeiksi
instructive campingein
abessive campingittä campingeittä
comitative campingeineen

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French

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /kɑ̃.piŋ/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /kam.piŋ/
  • (file)

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping
  2. (countable) campsite

Further reading


Italian

Noun

camping m (invariable)

  1. campsite

Synonyms


Middle English

Adjective

camping

  1. Alternative form of campyng

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English camping

Noun

camping m (definite singular campingen, indefinite plural campinger, definite plural campingene)

  1. camping
  2. a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English camping

Noun

camping f (definite singular campinga, indefinite plural campingar, definite plural campingane)

  1. camping
  2. a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English camping.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.pĩ/

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping (activity)
  2. camping spot

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English camping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkampin/, [ˈkãmpĩn]

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. campsite
  2. Make camping in a private campsite (activity)

Usage notes

  • Camping refers to camp in private campsite, a designated area with services, improvements and various facilities. While 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).
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