Krempe

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Low German Kramp; a variant or derivative of Middle Low German krampe (“hook”), from Old Saxon krampo, from Proto-Germanic *krampō. Cognate with German Krampf, English cramp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɛmpə/

Noun

Krempe f (genitive Krempe, plural Krempen)

  1. (of a hat) brim
Declension
Declension of Krempe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Krempe die Krempen
genitive einer der Krempe der Krempen
dative einer der Krempe den Krempen
accusative eine die Krempe die Krempen
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Czech: krempa

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Krempe n (proper noun, genitive Krempes or (optionally with an article) Krempe)

  1. a municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛmpə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpə
  • Syllabification: Krem‧pe

Noun

Krempe f

  1. plural of Kremp
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