Comments on: The Peerless Umpire

By: Frank Lockerz

Frank Lockerz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:28:22 +0000

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By: Jeff Hall

Jeff Hall — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:46:31 +0000

So if “umpire” is a contraction of “noumpire” which is a debasement of “noumpere” which means “peerless, without equal, surpassing all others”, does that mean that umpires are common, pedestrian, and easily surpassed? Sounds good to me.

By: Laura(southernxyl)

Laura(southernxyl) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:49:15 +0000

Close English word: “unparalleled”.

“That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one,” the umpire said.

By: Can't find a good name

Can't find a good name — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:37 +0000

Etymologically, then, when an umpire goes to the movies, his favorite candy ought to be Sno-Caps, because “nonpareil” and “umpire” derive from the same Latin roots meaning “having no equal.”

By: Northern Dave

Northern Dave — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31:05 +0000

AP: According to http://www.etymonline.com:c.1400, noumper, from O.Fr. nonper “odd number, not even,” ....

Ergo sum no Umpire can be a Zero :-)

By: ChrisTS

ChrisTS — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:11:00 +0000

“peerless, without equal, surpassing all others.”

Let’s just keep this to ourselves, ok?

By: AP

AP — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:07:51 +0000

According to http://www.etymonline.com:

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 c.1440 due to faulty separation of a noumpere, heard as an oumpere. Originally legal, the gaming sense first recorded 1714 (in wrestling). Short form ump is attested from 1915. The verb is first recorded 1609, from the noun.