Kummer

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkumɛr]

Proper noun

Kummer m anim (feminine Kummerová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kumber (debris, rubble, obstruction, distress, encumbrance, confiscation). Cognate with Luxembourgish Kommer, Dutch kommer, Old Frisian kummer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊmɐ
  • (file)

Noun

Kummer m (strong, genitive Kummers, no plural)

  1. grief, sorrow
    Synonym: Leid
  2. (colloquial) trouble
    Synonyms: Ärger, Problem

Declension

See also

References

  1. Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “combrus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 204
  2. encombrer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “kumbra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 310

Further reading

  • Kummer” in Duden online
  • Kummer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kamara, a borrowing from Latin camera. Compare German Kammer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumɐ/

Noun

Kummer f (plural Kummeren)

  1. chamber
  2. bedroom
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