kommer

See also: kòmmer

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʌmˀɐ̯]

Verb

kommer

  1. present of komme

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle High German kumber (“nuisance, trouble”), from Old French combre (“hindrance, 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”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmər

Noun

kommer m (uncountable)

  1. problems, worries, concern
  2. sadness, sorrow
    Een spin in de morgen brengt kommer en zorgen.
    A spider in the morning brings sorrow and worries. (Dutch proverb)

Derived terms

References
  1. Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “combrus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 204
  2. “encombrer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kommer

  1. present of komme

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔm.ɛr/, [ˈkʰɔm.ɛr]
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Verb

kommer

  1. present indicative of komma
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