Männlich

Kerker

(Englisch)

  1. (historical, masculine, strong) dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)
  2. (Austria, archaic, masculine, strong) an aggravated form of prison

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkɛʁkɐ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle High German kerker, kerkære, karkære, from Old High German karkāri, karkari, karkeri, from Proto-West Germanic *karkarī, from Latin carcer. Doublet of Karzer (“arrest cell, especially at a university”), a later borrowing of the same noun.

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