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Kerker
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kerker
German
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Etymology
de :inh gmh:kerker<ety:inh<goh:karkāri<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*karkārī>>>> 1
From de gmh kerker,kerkære,karkære, from de goh karkāri,karkari,karkeri, from de gmw-pro *karkārī *karkarī, ultimately from de la carcer. de Karzer arrest cell, especially at a university, a later borrowing of the same noun.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɛrkər/ [ˈkɛʁ.kɐ] [ˈkɛɐ̯.kɐ]
de De-Kerker.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de historic dungeon immured and very austere prison, often underground
de always underground Verlies
de Austria archaic an aggravated form of prison
de Zuchthaus
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Kerkerhaft Kerkermeister einkerkern Völkerkerker
Further reading
de Rooms