kemener

Breton

Etymology

formed by the prefix ken- (related to con-) and ben (related to berr) and the suffix -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ke.ˈmẽː.nɛr/

Noun

kemener m (plural kemenerien)

  1. tailor.

Inflection
  Mutation of kemener  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
singular kemener gemener c'hemener unchanged unchanged
plural kemenerien gemenerien c'hemenerien unchanged unchanged

References
  • Jehan Lagadeuc, Catholicon', Jehan Calvez, 1499, page {{{1}}}
  • Victor Henry, Lexique Étymologique des termes les plus usuels du Breton Moderne, Plihon et Hervé, 1900, page {{{1}}}
  • Mentioned in the Dictionnaire François-Celtique ou François-Breton by Grégoire de Rostrenen (1732).
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