kerker

See also: Kerker

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kerker, from Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.kər/

Noun

kerker (plural kerkers)

  1. dungeon

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛrkər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ker‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɛrkər

Noun

kerker m (plural kerkers, diminutive kerkertje n)

  1. dungeon

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kerker
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