comer

See also: Comer

English

Etymology

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ)

Noun

comer (plural comers)

1. One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
2. (figuratively) One who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory.
   • 2004 August 9 & 16, The New Yorker, page 40:

     The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick.

   • 2004 December 6, The New Yorker, page 105:

     Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause.

3. One who arrives.

   The champ will face all comers.

   • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers:

     It was soon apparent that no every day comer was at the door. One servant whispered […] it was the bishop […]

   • 1959 August, American Heritage, volume 10, number 5:

     Sullivan went on an unprecedented barnstorming tour across the country, taking on all comers and offering $1,000 to anyone who stayed four rounds, Queensberry rules.

Related terms

• aftercomer
• come
• downcomer
• earlycomer
• firstcomer
• homecomer
• latecomer
• newcomer
• up-and-comer

Translations

in a race

Russian: подаю́щий наде́жды m (podajúščij nadéždy) Spanish: puntero (es) m, delantero (es) m, puntera (es) f, delantera (es) f

in some contest

Russian: подаю́щий наде́жды m (podajúščij nadéždy) Spanish: puntero (es) m, delantero (es) m, puntera (es) f, delantera (es) f

who arrives

Bulgarian: пристигащ (bg) (pristigašt) Russian: прише́дший (ru) m (prišédšij), прибы́вший (ru) m (pribývšij), прие́хавший (ru) m (prijéxavšij) Spanish: contendiente m, el que llega m, la que llega f Welsh: dyfodiad m

See also

• dot-comer (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• crome

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *comēre, restructuring of Latin comedere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmeɾ/ [koˈmeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: co‧mer

Verb

comer (first-person singular indicative present como, past participle comíu)

1. to eat

Conjugation

(diphtonguises in Western Asturian)

Conjugation of comer

infinitive		comer
gerundive		comiendo
participle		m comíu, f comida, n comío, m pl comíos, f pl comíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	como	comes	come	comemos	coméis	comen
	imperfect	comía	comíes	comía	comíemos	comíeis	comíen
	preterite	comí	comiesti	comió	comiemos	comiestis	comieron
	pluperfect	comiere	comieres	comiere	comiéremos	comiereis	comieren
	future	comeré	comerás	comerá	comeremos	comeréis	comerán
	conditional	comería	comeríes	comería	comeríemos/comeríamos	comeríeis/comeríais	comeríen
subjunctive	present	coma	comas	coma	comamos	comáis	coman
	imperfect	comiere	comieres	comiere	comiéremos	comiereis	comieren
imperative			comi			coméi

Further reading

• “comer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “comer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, restructuring of Latin comedere. Compare Portuguese comer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmeɾ/ [koˈmeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: co‧mer

Verb

comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comín, past participle comido)
comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comim or comi, past participle comido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to eat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comer

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	comer
Personal	comer	comeres	comer	comermos	comerdes	comeren
Gerund
	comendo
Past participle
Masculine	comido			comidos
Feminine	comida			comidas
Indicative
Present	como	comes	come	comemos	comedes	comen
Imperfect	comía	comías	comía	comiamos	comiades	comían
Preterite	comín	comiches	comeu	comemos	comestes	comeron
Pluperfect	comera	comeras	comera	comeramos	comerades	comeran
Future	comerei	comerás	comerá	comeremos	comeredes	comerán
Conditional	comería	comerías	comería	comeriamos	comeriades	comerían
Subjunctive
Present	coma	comas	coma	comamos	comades	coman
Imperfect	comese	comeses	comese	comésemos	comésedes	comesen
Future	comer	comeres	comer	comermos	comerdes	comeren
Imperative
Affirmative		come	coma	comamos	comede	coman
Negative (non)		non comas	non coma	non comamos	non comades	non coman

    Reintegrated conjugation of comer (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	comer
Personal	comer	comeres	comer	comermos	comerdes	comerem
Gerund
	comendo
Past participle
Masculine	comido			comidos
Feminine	comida			comidas
Indicative
Present	como	comes	come	comemos	comedes, comeis	comem
Imperfect	comia	comias	comia	comíamos	comíades, comíeis, comíais1	comiam
Preterite	comim, comi	comeste, comeche1	comeu	comemos	comestes	comêrom, comeram
Pluperfect	comera	comeras	comera	comêramos	comêrades, comêreis, comêrais1	comeram
Future	comerei	comerás	comerá	comeremos	comeredes, comereis	comerám, comerão
Conditional	comeria	comerias	comeria	comeríamos	comeríades, comeríeis, comeríais1	comeriam
Subjunctive
Present	coma	comas	coma	comamos	comades, comais	comam
Imperfect	comesse	comesses	comesse	comêssemos	comêssedes, comêsseis	comessem
Future	comer	comeres	comer	comermos	comerdes	comerem
Imperative
Affirmative		come	coma	comamos	comede, comei	comam
Negative (nom)		nom comas	nom coma	nom comamos	nom comades, nom comais	nom comam

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• dar de comer

Further reading

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “comer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “comer”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “comer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “comer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “comer”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “comer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comēre, restructuring of Latin comedere.

Verb

comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comi, past participle comido)

1. to eat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comer

infinitive			comer
gerund			comendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		comido		comida
		plural		comidos		comidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	infinitive	comer	comeres	comer	comermos	comerdes	coméren
indicative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	como	comes	come	comemos	comeis	cómen
	imperfect	comie	comies	comie	comiemos	comiedes	comien
	preterite	comi	comiste	comiu	comimos	comistes	comírun
	pluperfect	comira	comiras	comira	comíramos	comírades	comíran
	future	comerei	comerás	comerá	comeremos	comereis	comeran
	conditional	comerie	comeries	comerie	comeriemos	comeriedes	comerien
subjunctive		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	coma	comas	coma	cómamos	cómades	cóman
	imperfect	comisse	comisses	comisse	comíssemos	comíssedes	comíssen
	future	comir	comires	comir	comirmos	comirdes	comíren
imperative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	affirmative	—	come	—	—	comei	—

Noun

comer m (plural comeres)

1. food, dish

Related terms

• comes

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “comer”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 196.