Krampus – German noun declension

German noun forms of Krampus

Noun: Krampus
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Krampus
Plural Krampusse; Krampi

Definite

Singularder Krampus
Pluraldie Krampusse; Krampi

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Krampusses; Krampus
Plural Krampusse; Krampi

Definite

Singulardes Krampusses; Krampus
Pluralder Krampusse; Krampi

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Krampus; Krampusse
Plural Krampussen; Krampi

Definite

Singulardem Krampus; Krampusse
Pluralden Krampussen; Krampi

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Krampus
Plural Krampusse; Krampi

Definite

Singularden Krampus
Pluraldie Krampusse; Krampi

Sample Sentences

  • Nikolo der leibhaftige Krampus gekommen und habe, anstatt ein Geschenk zu bringen, nur „Geld und Blut“ gefordert. (Saint Nicholas became the Krampus personified and, instead of bringing a gift, just demanded "gold and blood".) [1868, Gemeinde-Zeitung: unabhängiges politisches Journal, page 10:]
  • Dann kamen sie, der Krampus und - voran - der Nikolo. (Then they came, the Krampus and - before him - Saint Nicholas.) [1984, Wilhelm Pellert, Fahr wohl ins Leben, →ISBN, page 42:]
  • Doch Weihnachten rückte immer näher und die Krampusse zogen wütend durch die Reichenhaller Fußgängerzone. (But Christmas was drawing ever closer and the Krampuses milled furiously around the pedestrian precinct of Bad Reichenhall.) [2016, Roman Reischl, Kommissariat - Band 2: Österreichische Moritaten, →ISBN:]

Nouns inflected like Krampus

Krampus,

Etymology

Unclear, but nigh-certainly Germanic. Possibly related to Krampen (“axe, pickaxe”), but see notes in entry at Etymonline.

Verbs referencing "Krampus"

Hungarian Nouns krampusz.

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