acampar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ camp +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kəmˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.kamˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: a‧cam‧par

Verb

acampar (first-person singular present acampo, first-person singular preterite acampí, past participle acampat)

1. (intransitive) to camp, camp out, go camping
2. (transitive) to make camp
   • 2020, Màrius Serra, Tirant lo Blanc:

     Tirant va fer acampar la gent a un extrem del pont, de manera que els enemics quedaven a l'altra banda del riu, per assegurar-se que no els sorprendrien de nit.

     Tirant made the people camp an one extreme of the bridge, in such a way that the enemy remained at the other side of the river, to ensure that they wouldn't surprise them at night.

3. (pronominal) to save oneself
   • 1920, Joaquim Ruyra, L'idil·li d'en Temme:

     Però sí que era cert que un pescador, amb una barca, podia acampar-se la vida, i d'altra manera no.

     But certainly a fisherman, with a boat, could save their life, otherwise not.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acampar (first conjugation)

infinitive			acampar
gerund			acampant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acampat		acampada
		plural		acampats		acampades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	acampo	acampes	acampa	acampem	acampeu	acampen
	imperfect	acampava	acampaves	acampava	acampàvem	acampàveu	acampaven
	future	acamparé	acamparàs	acamparà	acamparem	acampareu	acamparan
	preterite	acampí	acampares	acampà	acampàrem	acampàreu	acamparen
	conditional	acamparia	acamparies	acamparia	acamparíem	acamparíeu	acamparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	acampi	acampis	acampi	acampem	acampeu	acampin
	imperfect	acampés	acampessis	acampés	acampéssim	acampéssiu	acampessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	acampa	acampi	acampem	acampeu	acampin
	negative (no)	—	no acampis	no acampi	no acampem	no acampeu	no acampin

Derived terms

• acampada
• acampador
• acampament

 

Further reading

• “acampar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “acampar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “acampar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “acampar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

acampar

1. to gather; to collect
2. to lead a herd to pasture
3. to chase
4. to assemble

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acampar			aver acampat
gerund		acampant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acampat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acampi	acampas	acampa	acampam	acampatz	acampan
	imperfect	acampavi	acampavas	acampava	acampàvem	acampàvetz	acampavan
	preterite	acampèri	acampères	acampèt	acampèrem	acampèretz	acampèron
	future	acamparai	acamparàs	acamparà	acamparem	acamparetz	acamparàn
	conditional	acampariái	acampariás	acampariá	acampariam	acampariatz	acamparián
	conditional 2nd form1	acampèra	acampèras	acampèra	acamperam	acamperatz	acampèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampe	acampem	acampetz	acampen
	imperfect	acampèssi	acampèsses	acampèsse	acampèssem	acampèssetz	acampèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acampa		acampem	acampatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		acampar			aver acampat
gerund		acampant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acampat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampa	acampam	acampatz	acampon
	imperfect	acampave	acampaves	acampava	acampaviam	acampaviatz	acampavon
	preterite	acampere	acamperes	acampet	acampem	acampetz	acamperon
	future	acamparai	acamparàs	acampará	acamparem	acamparetz	acamparán
	conditional	acampariá	acampariás	acampariá	acampariam	acampariatz	acamparián
	conditional 2nd form1	acampèra	acampèras	acampèra	acamperam	acamperatz	acampèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampe	acampassiam	acampassiatz	acampon
	imperfect	acampesse	acampesses	acampesse	acampessiam	acampessiatz	acampesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acampa		acampassiam	acampatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		acampar			aver acampat
gerund		acampant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acampat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acampi	acampas	acampa	acampam	acampatz	acampan
	imperfect	acampavi	acampavas	acampava	acampàvam	acampàvatz	acampavan
	preterite	acampèi	acampès	acampè	acampèm	acampètz	acampèn
	future	acamparèi	acamparàs	acamparà	acamparam	acamparatz	acamparàn
	conditional	acamparí	acamparés	acamparé	acamparem	acamparetz	acamparén
	conditional 2nd form1	acampèra	acampèras	acampèra	acamperam	acamperatz	acampèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acampi	acampes	acampe	acampem	acampetz	acampen
	imperfect	acampèssi	acampèsses	acampèsse	acampèssem	acampèssetz	acampèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acampa		acampem	acampatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		acampar			aver acampat
gerund		acampant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acampat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acampe	acampas	acampa	acampam	acampatz	acampan
	imperfect	acampava	acampavas	acampava	acampàvam	acampàvatz	acampavan
	preterite	acampei	acamperas	acampet	acampèram	acampèratz	acamperan
	future	acamparai	acamparàs	acampará	acamparem	acamparetz	acamparán
	conditional	acampariá	acampariàs	acampariá	acampariam	acampariatz	acamparián
	conditional 2nd form1	acampèra	acampèras	acampèra	acamperam	acamperatz	acampèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampe	acampem	acampetz	acampen
	imperfect	acampèsse	acampèsses	acampèsse	acampèssem	acampèssetz	acampèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acampa		acampem	acampatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		acampar			aver acampat
gerund		acampant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acampat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampa	acampam	acampatz	acampan
	imperfect	acampavi	acampavas	acampava	acampàvem	acampàvetz	acampavan
	preterite	acampère	acampères	acampèt	acamperiam	acamperiatz	acampèron
	future	acamparai	acamparàs	acamparà	acamparem	acamparetz	acamparàn
	conditional	acampariáu	acampariás	acampariá	acampariam	acampariatz	acamparián
	conditional 2nd form1	acampèra	acampèras	acampèra	acamperam	acamperatz	acampèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acampe	acampes	acampe	acampem	acampetz	acampan
	imperfect	acampèsse	acampèsses	acampèsse	acampessiam	acampessiatz	acampèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acampa		acampem	acampatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Dialectal variants

• achampar

Derived terms

• acamp
• acampa
• acampada
• acampament

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 11.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• campar (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian accampare. By surface analysis, a- +‎ campo (“camp”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈpa(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈpa(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈpa(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈpa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈpa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ̃ˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ̃ˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ̃ˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧cam‧par

Verb

acampar (first-person singular present acampo, first-person singular preterite acampei, past participle acampado)

1. to camp (to go camping)
2. to encamp
3. (video games) to camp

   Synonym: camperar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acampar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	acampar
Personal	acampar	acampares	acampar	acamparmos	acampardes	acamparem
Gerund
	acampando
Past participle
Masculine	acampado			acampados
Feminine	acampada			acampadas
Indicative
Present	acampo	acampas	acampa	acampamos	acampais	acampam
Imperfect	acampava	acampavas	acampava	acampávamos	acampáveis	acampavam
Preterite	acampei	acampaste	acampou	acampamos1, acampámos2	acampastes	acamparam
Pluperfect	acampara	acamparas	acampara	acampáramos	acampáreis	acamparam
Future	acamparei	acamparás	acampará	acamparemos	acampareis	acamparão
Conditional	acamparia	acamparias	acamparia	acamparíamos	acamparíeis	acampariam
Subjunctive
Present	acampe	acampes	acampe	acampemos	acampeis	acampem
Imperfect	acampasse	acampasses	acampasse	acampássemos	acampásseis	acampassem
Future	acampar	acampares	acampar	acamparmos	acampardes	acamparem
Imperative
Affirmative		acampa	acampe	acampemos	acampai	acampem
Negative (não)		não acampes	não acampe	não acampemos	não acampeis	não acampem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “acampar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian accampare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akamˈpaɾ/ [a.kãmˈpaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cam‧par

Verb

acampar (first-person singular present acampo, first-person singular preterite acampé, past participle acampado)

1. (intransitive, reflexive) to camp; to go camping

   Synonym: ir de camping

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acampar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			acampar
gerund			acampando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acampado		acampada
		plural		acampados		acampadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acampo	acampastú acampásvos	acampa	acampamos	acampáis	acampan
	imperfect	acampaba	acampabas	acampaba	acampábamos	acampabais	acampaban
	preterite	acampé	acampaste	acampó	acampamos	acampasteis	acamparon
	future	acamparé	acamparás	acampará	acamparemos	acamparéis	acamparán
	conditional	acamparía	acamparías	acamparía	acamparíamos	acamparíais	acamparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acampe	acampestú acampésvos2	acampe	acampemos	acampéis	acampen
	imperfect (ra)	acampara	acamparas	acampara	acampáramos	acamparais	acamparan
	imperfect (se)	acampase	acampases	acampase	acampásemos	acampaseis	acampasen
	future1	acampare	acampares	acampare	acampáremos	acampareis	acamparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		acampatú acampávos	acampe	acampemos	acampad	acampen
	negative		no acampes	no acampe	no acampemos	no acampéis	no acampen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of acampar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive acampar	dative	acamparme	acamparte	acamparle, acamparse	acamparnos	acamparos	acamparles, acamparse
	accusative	acamparme	acamparte	acamparlo, acamparla, acamparse	acamparnos	acamparos	acamparlos, acamparlas, acamparse
with gerund acampando	dative	acampándome	acampándote	acampándole, acampándose	acampándonos	acampándoos	acampándoles, acampándose
	accusative	acampándome	acampándote	acampándolo, acampándola, acampándose	acampándonos	acampándoos	acampándolos, acampándolas, acampándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acampa	dative	acámpame	acámpate	acámpale	acámpanos	not used	acámpales
	accusative	acámpame	acámpate	acámpalo, acámpala	acámpanos	not used	acámpalos, acámpalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acampá	dative	acampame	acampate	acampale	acampanos	not used	acampales
	accusative	acampame	acampate	acampalo, acampala	acampanos	not used	acampalos, acampalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acampe	dative	acámpeme	not used	acámpele, acámpese	acámpenos	not used	acámpeles
	accusative	acámpeme	not used	acámpelo, acámpela, acámpese	acámpenos	not used	acámpelos, acámpelas
with first-person plural imperative acampemos	dative	not used	acampémoste	acampémosle	acampémonos	acampémoos	acampémosles
	accusative	not used	acampémoste	acampémoslo, acampémosla	acampémonos	acampémoos	acampémoslos, acampémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acampad	dative	acampadme	not used	acampadle	acampadnos	acampaos	acampadles
	accusative	acampadme	not used	acampadlo, acampadla	acampadnos	acampaos	acampadlos, acampadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acampen	dative	acámpenme	not used	acámpenle	acámpennos	not used	acámpenles, acámpense
	accusative	acámpenme	not used	acámpenlo, acámpenla	acámpennos	not used	acámpenlos, acámpenlas, acámpense

Further reading

• “acampar”, 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