Krampus
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See also: krampus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Krampus (plural Krampuses)
- A beast in the folklore of Alpine countries, said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.
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[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Possibly related to Krampen (“axe, pickaxe”).
Noun
[edit]Krampus m (strong, genitive Krampusses or Krampus, plural Krampusse)
- (folklore, Bavaria, Austria) Krampus (beast in the folklore of Alpine countries)
- Synonym: Knecht Ruprecht
- 1868, Gemeinde-Zeitung: unabhängiges politisches Journal, page 10:
- 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".
- 1984, Wilhelm Pellert, Fahr wohl ins Leben, →ISBN, page 42:
- Dann kamen sie, der Krampus und - voran - der Nikolo.
- Then they came, the Krampus and - before him - Saint Nicholas.
- 2016, Roman Reischl, Kommissariat - Band 2: Österreichische Moritaten, →ISBN:
- 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.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Krampus [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
[edit]Latinisation of native German Krampf (“cramp”); see there for further details.
Noun
[edit]Krampus m (strong, genitive Krampus, plural Krampi)
- (pathology) cramp
- Synonym: Krampf
- 1951, Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde [German Journal of Neurology], volume 166, page 472:
- Die Unterscheidung in der Pathogenese des lokalisierten Krampus und der Krampus-Krankheit hat sicherlich ihre Berechtigung, denn es bestehen weit mehr als rein quantitative Abstufungen zwischen ihren.
- The distinction in pathogenesis of localised cramp and the cramping-sickness surely has its justification, as there are far more than purely quantitative gradations between them.
- 1967, J. Gerlach, Grundriss der Neurochirurgie [Outline of Neurosurgery], →ISBN, page 79:
- Die myospastische Reaktion, am besten durch faradisch Muskelreize auslösbar, besteht in einem Muskelwogen und einer veränderten Kontraktion, die in einen Krampus übergehen kann.
- The myospastic reaction, most likely triggered by faradic muscle stimuli, consists of muscular surges and a modified contraction, that can transition into a cramp.
- 2003, Stephan Zierz, Felix Jerusalem, Muskelerkrankungen [Muscle Disorders], 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 70:
- Der „idiopathische" oder „banale" Muskelkrampf ist Ausdruck einer neurogenen Übererregbarkeit; elektromyographisch werden frequente Entladungsserien motorischer Einheiten während des Krampus nachgewiesen.
- The "idiopathic" or "banal" muscle cramp is the expression of a neurogenic hyper-excitability; electromyographically, frequent discharge series of motor units are detected during the cramp.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Krampus [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Krampus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Krampus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Category:Category:Krampus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “Krampus (Gehilfe Sankt Nikolaus)” in Duden online
- “Krampus (Krampf)” in Duden online
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Krampus m
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