kemper

See also: Kemper

English

Etymology

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) +‎ -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

Noun

kemper (plural kempers)

  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *komberos. Cognate with Breton kember, Irish cumar, Scottish Gaelic comar, and Welsh cymer.

Noun

kemper m (plural kemperyow)

  1. confluence

Mutation

Mutation of kemper
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kemper gemper hemper unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • “kemper” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 220

Scots

Noun

kemper (plural kempers)

  1. one who strives to complete the greatest amount of work
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