"kerker" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛrkər/ Audio: Nl-kerker.ogg Forms: kerkers [plural], kerkertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛrkər Etymology: From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|kerker}} Middle Dutch kerker, {{inh|nl|odt|*karkari}} Old Dutch *karkari, {{der|nl|la|carcer|t=prison, jail}} Latin carcer (“prison, jail”), {{cog|de|Kerker}} German Kerker, {{cog|got|𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰}} Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} kerker m (plural kerkers, diminutive kerkertje n)
  1. dungeon Tags: masculine Related terms: gevangenis
    Sense id: en-kerker-nl-noun-Knm-al3r Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Rooms, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 44 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 42 13 2

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "kerker"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*karkari"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "carcer",
        "t": "prison, jail"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin carcer (“prison, jail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kerker"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kerker",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerkers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerkertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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      "parts": [
        "ker",
        "ker"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "dungeon",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "gevangenis"
        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrkər/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛrkər"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "dum",
        "3": "kerker"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*karkari"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *karkari",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "carcer",
        "t": "prison, jail"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin carcer (“prison, jail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kerker"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kerker",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerkertje",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrkər/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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