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Afrikaans

Noun

komme

  1. plural of kom

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • kumme (some Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch)
  • kun, kunn, konn (Ripuarian; some Moselle Franconian dialects; chiefly dated)

Etymology

From Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt. The form is native in Moselle Franconian, but borrowed from German in Ripuarian.

Pronunciation

Verb

komme (third-person singular present kennt or kött, past tense kom, past participle komme or jekomme or gekomme)

  1. to come

Usage notes

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish komæ, kommæ, kombæ, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, cognate with English come, German kommen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (to step), cf. Latin veniō, Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō) (whence also base and basis).

Pronunciation

Verb

komme (imperative kom, present kommer, past kom, past participle kommet, c kommen, definite or plural komne)

  1. to come
    Kom med mig
    Come with me
  2. to get
  3. (intransitive) To appear, to manifest itself; come
    Smerten i benet kommer og går
    The pain in his leg comes and goes.
  4. to arrive
    Han kom i tid
    He came on time
  5. to put
    Han kom glasur på
    He put frosting on
  6. to reach orgasm; to come
    Han kom i min hånd
    He came in my hand

Conjugation

References

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kombëh. Cognates include dialectal Finnish komme (trick, stunt), Livonian kom (deception) and Karelian kompeh (tool, appliance).

Pronunciation

Noun

komme (genitive kombe, partitive kommet)

  1. custom, tradition (traditional behaviour or customary practice specific to a particular society or locality, or to an event)
    Synonym: tava
  2. habit (a well-established way of acting or behaving in a certain manner)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) manners (conduct which conforms or does not conform to general beliefs, requirements or standards)
Declension
Declension of komme (ÕS type 6/mõte, mb-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative komme kombed
accusative nom.
gen. kombe
genitive kommete
partitive kommet kombeid
illative kombesse kommetesse
kombeisse
inessive kombes kommetes
kombeis
elative kombest kommetest
kombeist
allative kombele kommetele
kombeile
adessive kombel kommetel
kombeil
ablative kombelt kommetelt
kombeilt
translative kombeks kommeteks
kombeiks
terminative kombeni kommeteni
essive kombena kommetena
abessive kombeta kommeteta
comitative kombega kommetega
Derived terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

komme

  1. partitive plural of komm

References

  • komme in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • komme”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kombëh (compare Estonian komme).

Pronunciation

Noun

komme (dialectal)

  1. trick, stunt
  2. tool, contraption, thingamajig

Declension

Inflection of komme (Kotus type 48*H/hame, mp-mm gradation)
nominative komme kompeet
genitive kompeen kompeiden
kompeitten
partitive kommetta kompeita
illative kompeeseen kompeisiin
kompeihin
singular plural
nominative komme kompeet
accusative nom. komme kompeet
gen. kompeen
genitive kompeen kompeiden
kompeitten
partitive kommetta kompeita
inessive kompeessa kompeissa
elative kompeesta kompeista
illative kompeeseen kompeisiin
kompeihin
adessive kompeella kompeilla
ablative kompeelta kompeilta
allative kompeelle kompeille
essive kompeena kompeina
translative kompeeksi kompeiksi
abessive kompeetta kompeitta
instructive kompein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of komme (Kotus type 48*H/hame, mp-mm gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kompeeni kompeeni
accusative nom. kompeeni kompeeni
gen. kompeeni
genitive kompeeni kompeideni
kompeitteni
partitive kommettani kompeitani
inessive kompeessani kompeissani
elative kompeestani kompeistani
illative kompeeseeni kompeisiini
kompeihini
adessive kompeellani kompeillani
ablative kompeeltani kompeiltani
allative kompeelleni kompeilleni
essive kompeenani kompeinani
translative kompeekseni kompeikseni
abessive kompeettani kompeittani
instructive
comitative kompeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kompeesi kompeesi
accusative nom. kompeesi kompeesi
gen. kompeesi
genitive kompeesi kompeidesi
kompeittesi
partitive kommettasi kompeitasi
inessive kompeessasi kompeissasi
elative kompeestasi kompeistasi
illative kompeeseesi kompeisiisi
kompeihisi
adessive kompeellasi kompeillasi
ablative kompeeltasi kompeiltasi
allative kompeellesi kompeillesi
essive kompeenasi kompeinasi
translative kompeeksesi kompeiksesi
abessive kompeettasi kompeittasi
instructive
comitative kompeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kompeemme kompeemme
accusative nom. kompeemme kompeemme
gen. kompeemme
genitive kompeemme kompeidemme
kompeittemme
partitive kommettamme kompeitamme
inessive kompeessamme kompeissamme
elative kompeestamme kompeistamme
illative kompeeseemme kompeisiimme
kompeihimme
adessive kompeellamme kompeillamme
ablative kompeeltamme kompeiltamme
allative kompeellemme kompeillemme
essive kompeenamme kompeinamme
translative kompeeksemme kompeiksemme
abessive kompeettamme kompeittamme
instructive
comitative kompeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kompeenne kompeenne
accusative nom. kompeenne kompeenne
gen. kompeenne
genitive kompeenne kompeidenne
kompeittenne
partitive kommettanne kompeitanne
inessive kompeessanne kompeissanne
elative kompeestanne kompeistanne
illative kompeeseenne kompeisiinne
kompeihinne
adessive kompeellanne kompeillanne
ablative kompeeltanne kompeiltanne
allative kompeellenne kompeillenne
essive kompeenanne kompeinanne
translative kompeeksenne kompeiksenne
abessive kompeettanne kompeittanne
instructive
comitative kompeinenne
Inflection of komme (Kotus type 48*/hame, mpp-mm gradation)
nominative komme komppeet
genitive komppeen komppeiden
komppeitten
partitive kommetta komppeita
illative komppeeseen komppeisiin
komppeihin
singular plural
nominative komme komppeet
accusative nom. komme komppeet
gen. komppeen
genitive komppeen komppeiden
komppeitten
partitive kommetta komppeita
inessive komppeessa komppeissa
elative komppeesta komppeista
illative komppeeseen komppeisiin
komppeihin
adessive komppeella komppeilla
ablative komppeelta komppeilta
allative komppeelle komppeille
essive komppeena komppeina
translative komppeeksi komppeiksi
abessive komppeetta komppeitta
instructive komppein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of komme (Kotus type 48*/hame, mpp-mm gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative komppeeni komppeeni
accusative nom. komppeeni komppeeni
gen. komppeeni
genitive komppeeni komppeideni
komppeitteni
partitive kommettani komppeitani
inessive komppeessani komppeissani
elative komppeestani komppeistani
illative komppeeseeni komppeisiini
komppeihini
adessive komppeellani komppeillani
ablative komppeeltani komppeiltani
allative komppeelleni komppeilleni
essive komppeenani komppeinani
translative komppeekseni komppeikseni
abessive komppeettani komppeittani
instructive
comitative komppeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative komppeesi komppeesi
accusative nom. komppeesi komppeesi
gen. komppeesi
genitive komppeesi komppeidesi
komppeittesi
partitive kommettasi komppeitasi
inessive komppeessasi komppeissasi
elative komppeestasi komppeistasi
illative komppeeseesi komppeisiisi
komppeihisi
adessive komppeellasi komppeillasi
ablative komppeeltasi komppeiltasi
allative komppeellesi komppeillesi
essive komppeenasi komppeinasi
translative komppeeksesi komppeiksesi
abessive komppeettasi komppeittasi
instructive
comitative komppeinesi
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative komppeenne komppeenne
accusative nom. komppeenne komppeenne
gen. komppeenne
genitive komppeenne komppeidenne
komppeittenne
partitive kommettanne komppeitanne
inessive komppeessanne komppeissanne
elative komppeestanne komppeistanne
illative komppeeseenne komppeisiinne
komppeihinne
adessive komppeellanne komppeillanne
ablative komppeeltanne komppeiltanne
allative komppeellenne komppeillenne
essive komppeenanne komppeinanne
translative komppeeksenne komppeiksenne
abessive komppeettanne komppeittanne
instructive
comitative komppeinenne

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

komme

  1. inflection of kommen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German komen, kumen, from Old High German kweman (rarer cuman, chuman), from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt.

Pronunciation

Verb

komme

  1. to come
    Ich komme fun de Fabrick.
    I'm coming from the factory.
    De Dod kommd fer ihn.
    Death is coming to him.

Inflection

Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
infinitive komme
participle komm
auxiliary sin
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
ich komme kaamd käämd
du kommst kaamst käämst komm
er/sie/es kommd kaamd käämd
meer komme kaamde käämde
deer kommd kaamd käämd kommd
sie komme kaamde käämde
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse koma.

Pronunciation

Verb

komme (imperative kom, present tense kommer, simple past kom, past participle kommet, present participle kommende)

  1. to come
  2. to ejaculate (vulgar)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

komme (present tense kjem, past tense kom, past participle komme, passive infinitive kommast, present participle kommande, imperative kom)

  1. Alternative form of koma

Derived terms

Swedish

Verb

komme

  1. (archaic) present subjunctive of komma
  2. (dated) past subjunctive of komma

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian koma, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Pronunciation

Verb

komme

  1. to come

Inflection

Strong class 4
infinitive komme
3rd singular past kaam
past participle kommen
infinitive komme
long infinitive kommen
gerund kommen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular kom kaam
2nd singular komst kaamst
3rd singular komt kaam
plural komme kamen
imperative kom
participles kommend kommen

Further reading

  • komme”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011