Kerker

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Etymology

From Middle High German kerker, kerkære, karkære, from Old High German karkāri, karkari, karkeri, from Proto-West Germanic *karkarī, from Latin carcer. Doublet of Karzer (“arrest cell, especially at a university”), a later borrowing of the same noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛrkər/, ,
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Noun

Kerker m (strong, genitive Kerkers, plural Kerker)

  1. (historical) dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)
    Synonym: (always underground) Verlies
  2. (Austria, archaic) an aggravated form of prison
    Synonym: Zuchthaus

Declension

Declension of Kerker
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kerker die Kerker
genitive eines des Kerkers der Kerker
dative einem dem Kerker den Kerkern
accusative einen den Kerker die Kerker

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kerker” in Duden online
  • “Kerker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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