camping

See also: Camping, cámping, and càmping

English

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/

• Rhymes: -æmpɪŋ

Verb

camping

1. present participle and gerund of camp

Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)

1. (uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

   Camping is a favorite summer activity.

   • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 55:

     to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.

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.

Derived terms

• anticamping
• boutique camping
• camping chair
• camping coach
• camping gas
• camping ground
• camping mat
• camping site
• camping stove
• canoe camping
• champing
• glamping
• noncamping
• random camping
• stealth camping
• tent camping
• vamping
• workamping

 

Descendants

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: къмпинг (kǎmping)
• → Catalan: càmping
• → Danish: camping
• → Dutch: camping
• → French: camping
• → German: Camping
• → Hebrew: קמפינג (kémping)
• → Japanese: キャンピング (kyanpingu)
• → Korean: 캠핑 (kaemping)
• → Norwegian: camping
• → Polish: kemping
• → Portuguese: camping
• → Spanish: camping
• → Swedish: camping

Translations

recreational activity

• Albanian: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: تَخْيِيم m (taḵyīm)
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: къмпинг m (kǎmping)
• Catalan: acampada (ca) f, càmping (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 露營 / 露营 (zh) (lùyíng)

• Danish: camping (da) c
• Esperanto: tendumado
• Estonian: telkimine
• Finnish: leirintä (fi), camping (fi)
• French: camping (fr), campisme (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Camping (de) n, Zelten (de) n
• Greek: κατασκήνωση (el) f (kataskínosi)
• Hebrew: קֶמְפִּינְג (he) m (kémping)
• Hungarian: táborozás (hu), kempingezés (hu)
• Icelandic: útilega
• Indonesian: perkemahan (id)
• Irish: campáil f
• Italian: campeggio (it) m
• Japanese: キャンプ (ja) (kyanpu), キャンピング (ja) (kyanpingu)
• Khmer: ជំរំ (km) (cumrum)
• Korean: 캠핑 (kaemping)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: perkhemahan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: camping m

  Nynorsk: camping f

• Ojibwe: gabeshiwin
• Persian: کمپینگ (kamping)
• Polish: kemping (pl) m
• Portuguese: camping (pt) m, campismo m
• Romanian: camping (ro) n
• Russian: жизнь в палатке (žiznʹ v palatke), прожива́ние в лагере (proživánije v lagere) (no exact term exists)
• Scottish Gaelic: campadh m
• Spanish: camping m (campin), campismo m
• Swedish: camping (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: kampçılık (tr)
• Vietnamese: cắm trại (vi)
• Walloon: campigne (wa) m
• Welsh: gwersyllu m, gwersylla (cy) m

act

• Danish: camping (da) c
• Finnish: leiriytyminen (fi)
• Spanish: acampada (es) f, campamiento (es) m, acampamento (es) m

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camping (“campsite”), from English camping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kampin/ [kãm.pĩn]
• Rhymes: -ampin
• Hyphenation: cam‧ping

Noun

camping inan

1. campsite

Declension

Declension of camping (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	camping	campinga	campingak
ergative	campingek	campingak	campingek
dative	campingi	campingari	campingei
genitive	campingen	campingaren	campingen
comitative	campingekin	campingarekin	campingekin
causative	campingengatik	campingarengatik	campingengatik
benefactive	campingentzat	campingarentzat	campingentzat
instrumental	campingez	campingaz	campingez
inessive	campingetan	campingean	campingetan
locative	campingetako	campingeko	campingetako
allative	campingetara	campingera	campingetara
terminative	campingetaraino	campingeraino	campingetaraino
directive	campingetarantz	campingerantz	campingetarantz
destinative	campingetarako	campingerako	campingetarako
ablative	campingetatik	campingetik	campingetatik
partitive	campingik	—	—
prolative	campingtzat	—	—

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)

1. camping

Declension

Declension of camping

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	camping	campingen
genitive	campings	campingens

Further reading

• “camping” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cam‧ping

Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)

1. 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

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
abessive		campingittä	campingeittä
instructive		—	campingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative campingini campingini accusative nom. campingini campingini gen. campingini genitive campingini campingieni partitive campingiäni campingejäni inessive campingissäni campingeissäni elative campingistäni campingeistäni illative campingiini campingeihini adessive campingilläni campingeilläni ablative campingiltäni campingeiltäni allative campingilleni campingeilleni essive campinginäni campingeinäni translative campingikseni campingeikseni abessive campingittäni campingeittäni instructive — — comitative — campingeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative campingisi campingisi accusative nom. campingisi campingisi gen. campingisi genitive campingisi campingiesi partitive campingiäsi campingejäsi inessive campingissäsi campingeissäsi elative campingistäsi campingeistäsi illative campingiisi campingeihisi adessive campingilläsi campingeilläsi ablative campingiltäsi campingeiltäsi allative campingillesi campingeillesi essive campinginäsi campingeinäsi translative campingiksesi campingeiksesi abessive campingittäsi campingeittäsi instructive — — comitative — campingeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative campingimme campingimme accusative nom. campingimme campingimme gen. campingimme genitive campingimme campingiemme partitive campingiämme campingejämme inessive campingissämme campingeissämme elative campingistämme campingeistämme illative campingiimme campingeihimme adessive campingillämme campingeillämme ablative campingiltämme campingeiltämme allative campingillemme campingeillemme essive campinginämme campingeinämme translative campingiksemme campingeiksemme abessive campingittämme campingeittämme instructive — — comitative — campingeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative campinginne campinginne accusative nom. campinginne campinginne gen. campinginne genitive campinginne campingienne partitive campingiänne campingejänne inessive campingissänne campingeissänne elative campingistänne campingeistänne illative campingiinne campingeihinne adessive campingillänne campingeillänne ablative campingiltänne campingeiltänne allative campingillenne campingeillenne essive campinginänne campingeinänne translative campingiksenne campingeiksenne abessive campingittänne campingeittänne instructive — — comitative — campingeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative campinginsä campinginsä accusative nom. campinginsä campinginsä gen. campinginsä genitive campinginsä campingiensä partitive campingiään campingiänsä campingejään campingejänsä inessive campingissään campingissänsä campingeissään campingeissänsä elative campingistään campingistänsä campingeistään campingeistänsä illative campingiinsä campingeihinsä adessive campingillään campingillänsä campingeillään campingeillänsä ablative campingiltään campingiltänsä campingeiltään campingeiltänsä allative campingilleen campingillensä campingeilleen campingeillensä essive campinginään campinginänsä campingeinään campingeinänsä translative campingikseen campingiksensä campingeikseen campingeiksensä abessive campingittään campingittänsä campingeittään campingeittänsä instructive — — comitative — campingeineen campingeinensä

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/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

• Audio (France, Normandy):

  (file)

• (North America) IPA^(key): /kam.piŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

1. (uncountable) camping
2. (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)

1. campsite

   Synonym: campeggio

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

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)

1. camping
2. 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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛmpiŋk
• Syllabification: cam‧ping
• Homophone: kemping

Noun

camping m inan

1. Alternative spelling of kemping

Declension

Declension of camping

	singular	plural
nominative	camping	campingi
genitive	campingu	campingów
dative	campingowi	campingom
accusative	camping	campingi
instrumental	campingiem	campingami
locative	campingu	campingach
vocative	campingu	campingi

Derived terms

adjective

• campingowy

 

noun

• campingowiec

 

verb

• campingować impf

 

Related terms

noun

• kamper

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.pĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.pĩɡ/

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

1. (uncountable) camping (activity)

   Synonym: campismo

2. camping spot

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kemˈpinɡ/

Noun

camping n (plural campinguri)

1. camping

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	camping	campingul		campinguri	campingurile
genitive-dative	camping	campingului		campinguri	campingurilor
vocative	campingule			campingurilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkampin/ [ˈkãm.pĩn]
• Rhymes: -ampin

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

1. campsite
2. 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

• campismo m

 

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