kampsun

Borrowed either from Russian камзо́л (kamzól, “camisole, straitjacket”) or from German Kamisol, Kammesol, Kamsol (“camisole, underjacket”). Ultimately from French camisole, from Italian camiciola, diminutive of camicia (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpsun/, [ˈkɑmpsun]

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• Rhymes: -ɑmpsun
• Hyphenation: kamp‧sun

kampsun (genitive kampsuni, partitive kampsunit)

1. sweater, jumper, jersey, pullover; cardigan (a knitted or crocheted garment, either pulled over the head (pullover) or open at the front (sweater))

   kampsunit selga tõmbama, panema ― put on a sweater

   kampsunit seljast võtma ― take off a sweater

   Tal on kampsun seljas. ― He's wearing a sweater.

   Külmaga kannan jope all kampsunit. ― When it's cold, I wear a sweater under my jacket.

2. (ethnography) A women's long-sleeved collarless wool jacket with a wide neckline and long sleeves, just above the waistline.

• džemper
• pullover
• sviiter

• kampsun in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kampsun”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009