ķemme
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Livonian kamm, plural kämm, itself a borrowing from a Germanic language (compare German Kamm), from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”) (whence also Latvian zobs (“tooth”)), from *ǵembʰ- (“to bite, chew”). The original meaning was probably “toothed object.” This term is first attested (as kammes, kemmes, the e form coming from the original Germanic plural, and also from the influence of simultaneously borrowed ķemmēt (“to comb”); compare German kämmen) in the 17th century, replacing the previous more general word suka (nowadays only “brush”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ķemme f (5th declension)
- comb (a toothed implement used for grooming one's hair)
- raga, koka ķemme ― horn, wooden comb
- metāla, kaula, plastmasas ķemme ― metal, bone, plastic comb
- bieza ķemme ― fine-tooth(ed) (lit. thick) comb
- reta ķemme ― wide-tooth(ed) (lit. rare, thin) comb
Declension
[edit]Declension of ķemme (5th declension)
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