cucumer

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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)

  1. cucumber (plant or vegetable)

Descendants

References

Romansch

Alternative forms

Noun

cucumer m (plural cucumers)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) cucumber

Welsh

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cucumis. Doublet of ciwcymbr.

Pronunciation

Noun

cucumer m (plural cucumerau or cucumeri or cucumeriaid or cucumers)

  1. (archaic) cucumber
    Synonyms: ciwcymbr, chwerwddwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of cucumer
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
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