rampa

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈram.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈram.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Borrowed from Spanish rampa or French rampe.

rampa f (plural rampes)

1. ramp (inclined surface)

From Germanic, from Frankish *krampa or Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰 (*krampa), both from Proto-Germanic *krampō.

rampa f (plural rampes)

1. cramp

• enrampar

• “rampa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “rampa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

From English ramp, from models walking the runway in fashion shows.

rampa

1. a catwalk
2. a leisurely walk; a ramble; a stroll

rampa

1. to sashay
2. to go for a stroll
3. to leave one's abode to go to public places
4. (euphemistic) to cruise; to actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area

Derived from German Rampe.

• IPA^(key): [ˈrampa]

rampa f (relational adjective rampový)

1. platform, ramp, pad

• “rampa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

From Proto-Finnic *rampa, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *krampaz (“curved”), or from Proto-Baltic [Term?]. If the former, doublet of kremppa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝mpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ram‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): ram‧pa

rampa (comparative rammempi, superlative rammin)

1. lame, crippled (physically disabled)

rampa

1. lame person or animal, cripple (one physically disabled)

• “rampa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

rampa

1. third-person singular past historic of ramper

rampa

1. indefinite accusative plural of rampur
2. indefinite genitive plural of rampur

From Proto-Finnic *rampa. Cognates include Finnish rampa and Estonian ramb.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑmp]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmpɑ/, [ˈrɑmb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmp, -ɑmpɑ
• Hyphenation: ram‧pa

rampa (comparative rammemp)

1. lame

Declension of rampa (type 3/kana, mp-mm gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rampa	rammat
genitive	ramman	rampoin
partitive	rampaa	rampoja
illative	rampaa	rampoi
inessive	rammaas	rammois
elative	rammast	rammoist
allative	rammalle	rammoille
adessive	rammaal	rammoil
ablative	rammalt	rammoilt
translative	rammaks	rammoiks
essive	rampanna, rampaan	rampoinna, rampoin
exessive1)	rampant	rampoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 464

Of Germanic origin, probably Frankish [Term?]. Cognate with English ramp, which derives from Frankish *rampōn via French.

• IPA^(key): /ˈram.pa/
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Hyphenation: ràm‧pa

rampa f (plural rampe)

1. flight (of stairs)
2. ramp
3. launchpad

   Synonym: rampa di lancio

• →? Ottoman Turkish: رامپه (rampa)
  • Turkish: rampa

• rampa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Parma

• rampen

rampa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rampe

• rampen

rampa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rampe

Borrowed from French rampe.^[1][2][3][4] First attested in 1870.^[5]

• IPA^(key): /ˈram.pa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

rampa f

1. ramp (platform or embankment facilitating the reloading of goods at railway stations, mines, and ports)
2. (theater) floats (row of lamps illuminating the stage, placed between it and the audience)
3. railroad crossing barrier (movable barrier for opening and closing a road at railway crossings and barriers)

   Synonym: szlaban

• rampa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rampa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “rampa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 473

From French rampe.

• Hyphenation: ram‧pa

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. ramp (inclined surface that connects two levels; incline)

• rampa de lançamento

• rampado

• rampa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “rampa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rampa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “rampa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈrampa/ [ˈrãm.pa]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

Borrowed from French rampe.

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. ramp

   Synonym: cuesta

From Germanic, from Frankish *krampa or Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰 (*krampa), both from Proto-Germanic *krampō. See also Old High German kramph, English cramp, French crampe. Doublet of calambre.

rampa f (plural rampas)

1. cramp

   Synonym: calambre

• “rampa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from Spanish rampa, from French rampe.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾampa/ [ˈɾam.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: ram‧pa

rampa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉ)

1. ramp
2. (especially fashion, colloquial) runway walk (like a runway model)

• “rampa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018