Kummer
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kumber (“debris, rubble, obstruction, distress, encumbrance, confiscation”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Kommer, Dutch kommer, Old Frisian kummer.
- Probably from Old French *combre (“obstruction, barrier”), combrer (“to hinder”), from Medieval Latin combrus (“barricade”), usually said to be from either Latin cumulus (“heap”) or Gaulish *komberū << Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”) << *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”)[1][2]. Compare Middle French combre, Medieval Latin combrus, English cumber.
- Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kumbr, from Proto-Germanic *kumbraz, from Proto-Indo-European. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐ/
- Rhymes: -ʊmɐ
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Noun
Kummer m (strong, genitive Kummers, no plural)
- grief, sorrow
- Synonym: Leid
- (colloquial) trouble
- Synonyms: Ärger, Problem
Declension
Declension of Kummer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kummer |
| genitive | eines | des | Kummers |
| dative | einem | dem | Kummer |
| accusative | einen | den | Kummer |
Related terms
- Kummerbund (related only by popular etymology)
- kümmern
- Kümmernis
See also
- Leiden n
- Sorge f
- Trauer f
- Traurigkeit f
References
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “combrus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 204
- “encombrer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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)
- chamber
- bedroom