crampe
French
Etymology
From a Middle French crampe, from Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”). More at cramp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɑ̃p/
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Noun
crampe f (plural crampes)
- cramp (muscular contraction)
- iron clamp
Derived terms
- tirer sa crampe
Further reading
- “crampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- camper
Norman
Etymology
From Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).
Noun
crampe f (plural crampes)
- (Jersey) clamp
Old French
Alternative forms
- cranpe
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).
Noun
crampe f (oblique plural crampes, nominative singular crampe, nominative plural crampes)
- cramp (involuntary muscle spasm)
Descendants
- → Middle English: crampe
- English: cramp
- Scots: cramp
- Middle French: crampe
- French: crampe
- → Spanish: calambre
- French: crampe
- Norman: crampe (Jersey)