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ķemme

ķemme

See also: kemme and ķemmē

Latvian

Ķemmes

Noun

ķemme f (5th declension)

  1. comb (a toothed implement used for grooming one's hair)
    raga, koka ķemme‎ ― horn, wooden comb
    metāla, kaula, plastmasas ķemme‎ ― metal, bone, plastic comb
    bieza ķemme‎ ― fine-tooth(ed) (lit. thick) comb
    reta ķemme‎ ― wide-tooth(ed) (lit. rare, thin) comb

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References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.

Etymology

A borrowing from Livonian kamm, plural kämm, itself a borrowing from a Germanic language (compare German Kamm), from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos ‎(“tooth”) (whence also Latvian zobs ‎(“tooth”)), from *ǵembʰ- ‎(“to bite, chew”). The original meaning was probably “toothed object.” This term is first attested (as kammes, kemmes, the e form coming from the original Germanic plural, and also from the influence of simultaneously borrowed ķemmēt ‎(“to comb”); compare German kämmen) in the 17th century, replacing the previous more general word **** (nowadays only “brush”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [cɛ̄mmɛ]

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