kemm

Breton

Noun

kemm m (plural kemmoù)

  1. change

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of kemm
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular kemm gemm c'hemm unchanged
plural kemmoù gemmoù c'hemmoù unchanged

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

Kabyle

Etymology

Compare with Egyptian ṯm.

Pronoun

kemm f sg (masculine kečč)

  1. you

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic كَمّ (kamm) and كَمْ (kam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛmm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmm

Determiner

kemm

  1. how much
    Kemm dqiq għandna bżonn? ― How much flour do we need?

Usage notes

  • For “how many” one normally uses kemm-il + singular noun.

Pronoun

kemm

  1. how much, how many
    Kemm trid? ― How much do you want?

Conjunction

kemm

  1. as much/many as
    Irrid kemm irrid. ― I want as many as I need.
  2. both; optionally introduces the first element in the construction “both A and B”, “A as well as B”
    Xorbu kemm birra kif ukoll inbid. ― They drank both beer and wine.

Adverb

kemm

  1. (with adjective) how
    Kemm hi sabiħa l-ħajja! ― How beautiful life is!
  2. just
    Synonym: ġast
    Kemm tagħmilha! ― You just do it!
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