"ker-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

Etymology: Now stands in for a thud. Originally Scots, possibly continuing Scottish Gaelic car (“somewhat”), cognate with Irish cor, English char, Dutch keer (“time, turn, occasion”), German Kehre (“turn, bight, bend”), Greek γύρος (gýros, “bout, whirl”), gyre. Early uses were often collocated with went. Etymology templates: {{cog|gd|car||somewhat}} Scottish Gaelic car (“somewhat”), {{cog|ga|cor}} Irish cor, {{cog|en|char}} English char, {{cog|nl|keer||time, turn, occasion}} Dutch keer (“time, turn, occasion”), {{cog|de|Kehre||turn, bight, bend}} German Kehre (“turn, bight, bend”), {{cog|el|γύρος||bout, whirl}} Greek γύρος (gýros, “bout, whirl”), {{m|en|gyre}} gyre Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ker-, {{en-prefix}} ker-
  1. (often humorous) Used to form various onomatopoeias imitating the effect or sound of a heavy object falling. Tags: humorous, morpheme, often Synonyms: ka-, ca-, ke-, cha-
    Sense id: en-ker--en-prefix-NYMzpBZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Root [Proto-Indo-European]

  1. army Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: morpheme, reconstruction

Alternative forms

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      "text": "Ancient Greek: κοίρανος (koíranos)"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ker-",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-Indo-European CeR-shape roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "army"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "army",
          "army"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ker-"
}

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