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

1. 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkumɛr]

Proper noun

Kummer m anim (female equivalent Kummerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kummer (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kummer	Kummerové
genitive	Kummera	Kummerů
dative	Kummerovi	Kummerům
accusative	Kummera	Kummery
vocative	Kummere	Kummerové
locative	Kummerovi	Kummerech
instrumental	Kummerem	Kummery