"Kerf" meaning in German

See Kerf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛrf/ Audio: De-Kerf.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Low German Kerbe, from Middle Low German kerf, kerve, probably related to Old Saxon kervan (“to cut”). Synonymous with Kerbtier (1815 by Lorenz Oken); cf. German Low German half (“half”) and Dutch half (“half”) with High German halb (“half”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|nds|Kerbe}} Borrowed from Low German Kerbe, {{der|de|gml|kerf}} Middle Low German kerf, {{der|de|osx|kervan|t=to cut}} Old Saxon kervan (“to cut”), {{cog|nds-de|half||half}} German Low German half (“half”), {{cog|nl|half||half}} Dutch half (“half”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Kerf m (strong, genitive Kerfes or Kerfs, plural Kerfe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Kerfes [genitive], Kerfs [genitive], Kerfe [plural], strong [table-tags], Kerf [nominative, singular], Kerfe [definite, nominative, plural], Kerfes [genitive, singular], Kerfs [genitive, singular], Kerfe [definite, genitive, plural], Kerf [dative, singular], Kerfe [dative, singular], Kerfen [dative, definite, plural], Kerf [accusative, singular], Kerfe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (rare) insect Wikipedia link: Lorenz Oken Tags: masculine, rare, strong Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: Insect, ;, Insekt, ;, Kerbtier
    Sense id: en-Kerf-de-noun-23MEMZ7X Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gml",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German kerf",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "osx",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "half",
        "3": "",
        "4": "half"
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      "expansion": "German Low German half (“half”)",
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "half"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Low German Kerbe, from Middle Low German kerf, kerve, probably related to Old Saxon kervan (“to cut”).\nSynonymous with Kerbtier (1815 by Lorenz Oken); cf. German Low German half (“half”) and Dutch half (“half”) with High German halb (“half”).",
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    {
      "form": "Kerfes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kerfs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kerfe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kerf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kerfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kerfes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Kerf",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "Insekt"
        },
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          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kerbtier"
        }
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        "rare",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Kerfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Kerf",
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        "singular"
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        },
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          "word": "Insekt"
        },
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          "word": "Kerbtier"
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}

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