Campus

See also: campus and câmpus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English campus, from Latin campus. Doublet of Camp, Kamp, and Kampf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkampʊs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ampʊs

Noun

Campus m (strong, genitive Campus, plural Campusse or Campus)

  1. campus (central premises of an educational institution)

Usage notes

  • Universities in German-speaking countries often do not have a campus, but are scattered over the city centre.

Declension

Declension of Campus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Campus die Campusse, Campus
genitive eines des Campus der Campusse, Campus
dative einem dem Campus den Campussen, Campus
accusative einen den Campus die Campusse, Campus

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.