Kummer

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, from Proto-Germanic *kumbraz, from Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmɐ/
• Rhymes: -ʊmɐ

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Noun

Kummer m (strong, genitive Kummers, no plural)

1. grief, sorrow

   Synonym: Leid

2. (colloquial) trouble

   Synonyms: Ärger, Problem

Declension

Declension of Kummer [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kummer
genitive	eines	des	Kummers
dative	einem	dem	Kummer
accusative	einen	den	Kummer

Related terms

• Kummerbund (related only by popular etymology)
• kümmern
• Kümmernis

See also

• Leiden n
• Sorge f
• Trauer f
• Traurigkeit f

Further reading

• “Kummer” in Duden online
• “Kummer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kamara, a borrowing from Latin camera. Compare German Kammer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumɐ/

Noun

Kummer f (plural Kummeren)

1. chamber
2. bedroom