ramper

English

Etymology

From ramp +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ)

Noun

ramper (plural rampers)

  1. (historical) One of a gang of ruffians who intimidated bookmakers at races, claiming to have placed bets when they had not.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper (“to crawl up, climb”), from Frankish *rampōn, *hrampōn, from *rampa, *hrampa (“hook, claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *hrempaną (“to shrink up, shrivel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.pe/
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Verb

ramper

  1. to crawl, worm (along); to creep

Conjugation
Conjugation of ramper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ramper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rampant
/ʁɑ̃.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rampé
/ʁɑ̃.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present rampe
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampes
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampe
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampons
/ʁɑ̃.pɔ̃/		 rampez
/ʁɑ̃.pe/		 rampent
/ʁɑ̃p/
imperfect rampais
/ʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 rampais
/ʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 rampait
/ʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 rampions
/ʁɑ̃.pjɔ̃/		 rampiez
/ʁɑ̃.pje/		 rampaient
/ʁɑ̃.pɛ/
past historic2 rampai
/ʁɑ̃.pe/		 rampas
/ʁɑ̃.pa/		 rampa
/ʁɑ̃.pa/		 rampâmes
/ʁɑ̃.pam/		 rampâtes
/ʁɑ̃.pat/		 rampèrent
/ʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/
future ramperai
/ʁɑ̃.pʁe/		 ramperas
/ʁɑ̃.pʁa/		 rampera
/ʁɑ̃.pʁa/		 ramperons
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɔ̃/		 ramperez
/ʁɑ̃.pʁe/		 ramperont
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɔ̃/
conditional ramperais
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 ramperais
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 ramperait
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 ramperions
/ʁɑ̃.pə.ʁjɔ̃/		 ramperiez
/ʁɑ̃.pə.ʁje/		 ramperaient
/ʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present rampe
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampes
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampe
/ʁɑ̃p/		 rampions
/ʁɑ̃.pjɔ̃/		 rampiez
/ʁɑ̃.pje/		 rampent
/ʁɑ̃p/
imperfect2 rampasse
/ʁɑ̃.pas/		 rampasses
/ʁɑ̃.pas/		 rampât
/ʁɑ̃.pa/		 rampassions
/ʁɑ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/		 rampassiez
/ʁɑ̃.pa.sje/		 rampassent
/ʁɑ̃.pas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rampe
/ʁɑ̃p/		 — rampons
/ʁɑ̃.pɔ̃/		 rampez
/ʁɑ̃.pe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ramper m or f

  1. indefinite plural of rampe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

ramper m or f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of rampe

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpan, *hrempaną (“to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb- (“to turn, bend, shrink, rotate, touch, attack”); see also *hrapōną (“to graze, scrape”).

Verb

ramper

  1. to climb; to ascend; to go up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-mps, *-mpt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ramper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ramper avoir rampé
gerund en rampant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle rampant
past participle rampé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present ramp rampes rampe rampons rampez rampent
imperfect rampoie, rampeie, rampoe, rampeve rampoies, rampeies, rampoes, rampeves rampoit, rampeit, rampot, rampeve rampiiens, rampiens rampiiez, rampiez rampoient, rampeient, rampoent, rampevent
preterite rampai rampas rampa rampames rampastes ramperent
future ramperai ramperas rampera ramperons ramperoiz, rampereiz, ramperez ramperont
conditional ramperoie, rampereie ramperoies, rampereies ramperoit, rampereit ramperiiens, ramperiens ramperiiez, ramperiez ramperoient, rampereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present ramp rans rant rampons rampez rampent
imperfect rampasse rampasses rampast rampissons, rampissiens rampissoiz, rampissez, rampissiez rampassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— rampe — rampons rampez —

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: ramp
  • French: ramper

References
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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