cucumer
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French coucombre and its etymon Latin cucumeris (through Old French cocombre).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈkum(b)ər/, /kuːˈkum(b)ər/, /ˈkukum(b)ər/, /ˈkuːkum(b)ər/
Noun
cucumer (plural cucumeres)
- cucumber (plant or vegetable)
Descendants
- English: cucumber
- Tok Pisin: kukamba
- → Cherokee: ᎦᎦᎹ (gagama)
- → Cornish: kukomber
- → Plains Cree: kohkompaninawak
- → Spanish: cacombra
- → Welsh: ciwcymbr
- → Zulu: îkhukhámba
References
- “cū̆cǒmer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Romansch
Alternative forms
Noun
cucumer m (plural cucumers)
Welsh
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cucumis. Doublet of ciwcymbr.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɨ̞ˈkɨ̞mɛr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɪˈkɪmɛr/
Noun
cucumer m (plural cucumerau or cucumeri or cucumeriaid or cucumers)
- cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
- Synonyms: ciwcymbr, chwerwddwr
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cucumer | gucumer | nghucumer | chucumer |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cucumer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies