different between scampi vs campi

English

Alternative forms

• scampo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scampi, plural of scampo (“prawn”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?skæm.pi/

Noun

scampi (plural scampi)

1. A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus).
2. (especially Australia) Any similar species of genus Nephrops or similar prawns.
3. plural of scampo

Further reading

• scampi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scampi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• scampi at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Noun

scampi m

1. plural of scampo

Verb

scampi

1. second-person singular present indicative of scampare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of scampare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of scampare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of scampare
5. third-person singular imperative of scampare

English

Etymology

From Latin camp? (nominative plural of campus).

Noun

campi

1. (nonstandard) plural of campus
   • 1894: Stanford University, The Stanford Quad: Being the Year Book of the Junior Class of … Stanford University, p119

     Economics major Bob Shatzen, one of two assistant financial managers, is responsible for Wilbur and Stern Halls, Freshman women, and foreign campi.

   • 2003: John B. Bear, Ph.D. & Mariah P. Bear, M.A., Bears’ Guide to College Degrees by Mail & Internet: 100 Accredited Schools That Offer Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorates, and Law Degrees by Distance Learning, p94

     Master of Liberal Studies students complete the program by attending a total of three ten-day seminars on campi and by finishing…

   • 2004: Ahmed Karmouch et alii, Mobility Aware Technologies and Applications: First International Workshop, MATA 2004, Florianopólis, Brazil, October 2004 Proceedings, p37

     …high-speed wireless communication is now available in many locations such as corporate offices, factories, shopping malls, university campi,…

References

• Merriam-Webster online, American Heritage (via answers.com), MSN Encarta, Oxford English Dictionary (askoxford.com), all have no entry for campi, M-W and Oxford English Dictionary show plural of campus as campuses.

Italian

Noun

campi m

1. plural of campo

Verb

campi

1. second-person singular present of campare
2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of campare
3. third-person singular imperative of campare

Latin

Noun

camp?

1. inflection of campus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

References

• campi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• campi in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Noun

campi

1. plural of campus