"Kerf" meaning in German

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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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|nds|Kerbe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Low German Kerbe, {{bor+|de|nds|Kerbe}} Borrowed from Low German Kerbe, {{der|de|gml|kerf}} Middle Low German kerf, {{m|gml|kerve}} kerve, {{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”), {{m|de|halb|t=half}} halb (“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

Inflected forms

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