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Kummer
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English
Etymology
As a en de - and en gsw - surname, from the noun de Kummer distress, grief.
Also as a German and Swiss German surname, from a derivative of the medieval personal name en Kunemar, from en goh kuoni bold + odt mari fame.
As a en sla - surname, Germanized from en hsb Komor, hsb Komar, from hsb komor mosquito, gnat, see en Kommer. Also sometimes Germanized from en Kumer.
Proper noun
en German.
Derived terms
en Kummerian
en Kummer ring
en Kummer's theorem
en Kummer surface
en Kummer variety
References
Kummer
Czech
Etymology
cs
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Kummerová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
German
Etymology
de ine-pro
From de gmh kumber debris, rubble, obstruction, distress, encumbrance, confiscation. Cognate with lb Kommer, nl kommer, ofs kummer.
Probably from de fro *combre obstruction, barrier, fro combrer to hinder, from de la-med combrus barricade, usually said to be from either de la cumulus heap or de cel-gau *komberū << de cel-pro *kombereti to bring together << cel-pro *kom- *bereti to bear 1.combrus 204encombrer Compare frm combre, la-med combrus, en cumber.
Alternatively from de gmw-pro *kumbr burden, trouble, sorrow.kumbra 310
Pronunciation
de /ˈkʊmɐ/
de ʊmɐ 2
de De-Kummer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.sg
grief, sorrow
de Leid
de colloquial trouble
de Ärger Problem
Declension
m.sg
Related terms
de Kummerbund related only by popular etymology
de kümmern
de Kümmernis
See also
de Leiden n
de Sorge f
de Trauer f
de Traurigkeit f
References
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh kamer kamer(e), from lb goh kamara, a borrowing from lb la camera. Compare de Kammer, nl kamer. lb Chamber Kamera.
Pronunciation
lb [ˈkumɐ]
Noun
f Kimmerchen
chamber small or private room
lb most often bedroom
lb Schlofzëmmer
lb Rooms