"Kummer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʊmɐ/ Audio: De-Kummer.ogg Forms: Kummers [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Kummer [nominative, singular], Kummers [genitive, singular], Kummer [dative, singular], Kummer [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ʊmɐ 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, from Proto-Germanic *kumbraz, from Proto-Indo-European. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kumber|t=debris, rubble, obstruction, distress, encumbrance, confiscation}} Middle High German kumber (“debris, rubble, obstruction, distress, encumbrance, confiscation”), {{cog|lb|Kommer}} Luxembourgish Kommer, {{cog|nl|kommer}} Dutch kommer, {{cog|ofs|kummer}} Old Frisian kummer, {{der|de|fro|*combre|t=obstruction, barrier}} Old French *combre (“obstruction, barrier”), {{m|fro|combrer||to hinder}} combrer (“to hinder”), {{der|de|ML.|combrus||barricade}} Medieval Latin combrus (“barricade”), {{der|de|la|cumulus||heap}} Latin cumulus (“heap”), {{der|de|cel-gau|*komberū}} Gaulish *komberū, {{der|de|cel-pro|*kombereti||to bring together}} Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”), {{prefix|cel-pro|*kom-|*bereti|nocat=1|t2=to bear}} *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”), {{cog|frm|combre}} Middle French combre, {{cog|ML.|combrus}} Medieval Latin combrus, {{cog|en|cumber}} English cumber, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kumbr}} Proto-West Germanic *kumbr, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*kumbraz}} Proto-Germanic *kumbraz, {{inh|de|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Kummer m (strong, genitive Kummers, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. grief, sorrow Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Leid
    Sense id: en-Kummer-de-noun-VsnED4zQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (colloquial) trouble Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Ärger, Problem
    Sense id: en-Kummer-de-noun-cTDfQzVe Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Kummerbund (english: related only by popular etymology), kümmern, Kümmernis, Leiden [neuter], Sorge [feminine], Trauer [feminine], Traurigkeit [feminine]

Inflected forms

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