Kerbe
See also: kërbë
German
Alternative forms
- Kerb m
Etymology
From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”). Cognate with Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”) (whence English kerf).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁbə/
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Noun
Kerbe f (genitive Kerbe, plural Kerben, diminutive Kerbchen n or Kerblein n)
- dent, groove, nick, notch
- kerf
- bullseye (nautical)
Declension
Declension of Kerbe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kerbe | die | Kerben |
genitive | einer | der | Kerbe | der | Kerben |
dative | einer | der | Kerbe | den | Kerben |
accusative | eine | die | Kerbe | die | Kerben |
Related terms
- kerben
- Kerbtier
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Kerbe”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Kerbe” in Duden online
- “Kerbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kerbe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.