Meaning

  1. (feminine) disaster, catastrophe
  2. (feminine) an accident

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/rɑmp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch ramp (“misfortune”). Related to rimpel (“wrinkle”). In the 19th century, the grammatical gender of the word was a matter of debate. It was finally standardized as feminine, departing from its historical masculine gender.

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