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

• krempeln

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

• “Krempe” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Krempe f

1. plural of Kremp