Campus

See also: campus and câmpus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English campus, from Latin campus. Doublet of Camp, Kamp, and Kampf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkampʊs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ampʊs

Noun

Campus m (strong, genitive Campus, plural Campusse or Campus)

1. campus (central premises of an educational institution)

Usage notes

• Universities in German-speaking countries often do not have a campus, but are scattered over the city centre.

Declension

Declension of Campus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Campus	die	Campusse, Campus
genitive	eines	des	Campus	der	Campusse, Campus
dative	einem	dem	Campus	den	Campussen, Campus
accusative	einen	den	Campus	die	Campusse, Campus

Further reading

• “Campus” in Duden online