Kerf
See also: kerf
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German, synonymous with Kerbtier (1815 by Lorenz Oken); cf. German Low German half (“half”) and Dutch half (“half”) with High German halb (“half”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛrf/
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Noun
Kerf m (strong, genitive Kerfes or Kerfs, plural Kerfe)
- (rare) insect
- Synonyms: (obsolete) Insect; Insekt; Kerbtier
Declension
Declension of Kerf [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kerf | die | Kerfe |
| genitive | eines | des | Kerfes, Kerfs | der | Kerfe |
| dative | einem | dem | Kerf, Kerfe1 | den | Kerfen |
| accusative | einen | den | Kerf | die | Kerfe |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Kerf” in Duden online
- “Kerf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Kerf”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 366