Kummer

== English == === Etymology === As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Kummer (“distress, grief”). Also as a German and Swiss German surname, from a derivative of the medieval personal name Kunemar, from Old High German kuoni (“bold”) + mari (“fame”). As a Slavic surname, Germanized from Upper Sorbian Komor, Komar, from komor (“mosquito, gnat”), see Kommer. Also sometimes Germanized from Kumer. === Proper noun === Kummer A surname from German. ==== Derived terms ==== Kummerian Kummer ring Kummer's theorem Kummer surface Kummer variety === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kummer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 365. == Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkumɛr] === Proper noun === Kummer m anim (female equivalent Kummerová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== == 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”). Compare Middle French combre, Medieval Latin combrus, English cumber. Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kumbr (“burden, trouble, sorrow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐ/ Rhymes: -ʊmɐ === Noun === Kummer m (strong, genitive Kummers, no plural) grief, sorrow Synonym: Leid (colloquial) trouble Synonyms: Ärger, Problem ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Kummerbund (related only by popular etymology) kümmern Kümmernis ==== See also ==== Leiden n Sorge f Trauer f Traurigkeit f === References === === Further reading === “Kummer” in Duden online “Kummer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German kamer(e), from Old High German kamara, a borrowing from Latin camera. Compare German Kammer, Dutch kamer. Doublet of Chamber and Kamera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkumɐ] === Noun === Kummer f (plural Kummeren, diminutive Kimmerchen) chamber (small or private room) (most often) bedroom Synonym: Schlofzëmmer