Dampf

See also: dampf and Dåmpf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dampf, tampf, from Old High German thamph, damph, tamph, from Proto-Germanic *dampaz. Given the predominant d- in Old High German and quite frequent attestations with th- in related words, the underlying form in High German is probably *þampaz; also attested in the Old Saxon verb thempian. The origin of this byform seems unclear. Eventually derived from Proto-Germanic *dimpaną (“to steam; vaporise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam(p)f/, [dampf], [damf]

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Noun

Dampf m (strong, genitive Dampfes or Dampfs, plural Dämpfe)

1. steam
2. vapor / vapour

Declension

Declension of Dampf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dampf	die	Dämpfe
genitive	eines	des	Dampfes, Dampfs	der	Dämpfe
dative	einem	dem	Dampf, Dampfe1	den	Dämpfen
accusative	einen	den	Dampf	die	Dämpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Wasserdampf

Derived terms

• dampfen

Related terms

• Dampf ablassen
• Dampfdruck
• dämpfen
• Dampfkessel
• Dampfschicht
• (hinter etwas) Dampf machen,

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Further reading

• “Dampf” in Duden online
• “Dampf”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• Dampf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de