kampsun

kampsun

Estonian

Värviline kampsun

Etymology

Borrowed either from Russian камзо́л (kamzól, “camisole, straitjacket”) or from German Kamisol, Kammesol, Kamsol (“camisole, underjacket”). Ultimately from French camisole, from Italian camiciola, diminutive of camicia (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpsun/, [ˈkɑmpsun]

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• Rhymes: -ɑmpsun
• Hyphenation: kamp‧sun

Noun

kampsun (genitive kampsuni, partitive kampsunit)

1. sweater, jumper, jersey, pullover; cardigan (a knitted or crocheted garment, either pulled over the head (pullover) or open at the front (sweater))

   kampsunit selga tõmbama, panema ― put on a sweater

   kampsunit seljast võtma ― take off a sweater

   Tal on kampsun seljas. ― He's wearing a sweater.

   Külmaga kannan jope all kampsunit. ― When it's cold, I wear a sweater under my jacket.

2. (ethnography) A women's long-sleeved collarless wool jacket with a wide neckline and long sleeves, just above the waistline.

Declension

Inflection of kampsun (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	kampsun	kampsunid
accusative	kampsuni	kampsunid
genitive	kampsuni	kampsunite
partitive	kampsunit	kampsuneid
illative	kampsunisse	kampsunitesse kampsuneisse
inessive	kampsunis	kampsunites kampsuneis
elative	kampsunist	kampsunitest kampsuneist
allative	kampsunile	kampsunitele kampsuneile
adessive	kampsunil	kampsunitel kampsuneil
ablative	kampsunilt	kampsunitelt kampsuneilt
translative	kampsuniks	kampsuniteks kampsuneiks
terminative	kampsunini	kampsuniteni
essive	kampsunina	kampsunitena
abessive	kampsunita	kampsuniteta
comitative	kampsuniga	kampsunitega

Synonyms

• džemper
• pullover
• sviiter

References

• kampsun in Sõnaveeb
• kampsun in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat