Kummerbund
See also: kummerbund
German
Etymology
From English cummerbund, from Hindi कमरबन्द (kamarband), from Persian کمربند (kamarband), derived from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”).
The English -u- (instead of more etymological -a-) is a pronunciation spelling representing Hindi [ɐ]. In German, in turn, this -u- was given a spelling pronunciation, leading to [ʊ] as well as a remotivation as Kummer (“sorrow”) + Bund (“waistband”). German Bund is indeed related with Persian بند (band) through Proto-Indo-European.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊmərˌbʊnt/, [ˈkʊmɐˌbʊnt]
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Noun
Kummerbund m (genitive Kummerbunds or Kummerbundes, plural Kummerbunde)
- cummerbund
Declension
Declension of Kummerbund
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kummerbund | die | Kummerbunde |
| genitive | eines | des | Kummerbundes, Kummerbunds | der | Kummerbunde |
| dative | einem | dem | Kummerbund, Kummerbunde1 | den | Kummerbunden |
| accusative | einen | den | Kummerbund | die | Kummerbunde |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Kummerbund in Duden online