- oumpere
- oumbylle, oumber, oumer, oumpere
obs. forms of humble, umber, umpire.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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umpire — /ˈʌmpaɪə / (say umpuyuh) noun 1. a person selected to see that a game is played in accordance with the rules. 2. a person to whose decision a controversy between parties is referred; an arbiter or referee. –verb (umpired, umpiring) –verb (t) 3.… …
umpire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English oumpere, alteration (from misdivision of a noumpere) of noumpere, from Anglo French nounpier, nompere, from nounpier, adjective, single, odd, from non + per equal, from Latin par Date: 15th century 1. one having… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Juncture loss — (also known as junctural metanalysis, false splitting, misdivision, refactorization, or rebracketing) is the linguistic process by which two words (often an article and a noun) become partially or wholly affixed. Some examples would be if a… … Wikipedia
Rebracketing — For the process by which the elements of a word are given new meanings, see Folk etymology. Contents 1 Role in forming new words 2 Examples 3 … Wikipedia
Umpire — Als Umpire (von Mittelenglisch oumpere < noumpere < Anglonormannisch nounpier, nompere < non + per, „ungleich“ im Sinne von „unparteiisch“) bezeichnet man in einigen Sportarten einen Schiedsrichter. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 im Baseball 2 im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
umpire — /um puyeur/, n., v., umpired, umpiring. n. 1. a person selected to rule on the plays in a game. 2. one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their… … Universalium
umpire — [15] An umpire is etymologically someone who is ‘not the equal’ of others, and is therefore neutral between them. The word’s ultimate source is Old French nomper, a compound noun formed from the prefix non ‘not’ and per ‘equal’ (source of English … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
umpire — {{11}}umpire (n.) c.1400, noumper, from O.Fr. nonper odd number, not even, in reference to a third person to arbitrate between two, from non not + per equal, from L. par. Initial n lost by mid 15c. due to faulty separation of a noumpere, heard as … Etymology dictionary
umpire — um·pire (ŭm’pīr′) n. 1) Sports A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball. 2) A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator. v. um·pired, um·pir·ing, um·pires v. tr. ▸ To act as… … Word Histories
umpire — [15] An umpire is etymologically someone who is ‘not the equal’ of others, and is therefore neutral between them. The word’s ultimate source is Old French nomper, a compound noun formed from the prefix non ‘not’ and per ‘equal’ (source of English … Word origins
