Kerbe

Meaning

1. (feminine) dent, groove, nick, notch
2. (feminine) kerf
3. (feminine) bullseye (nautical)

Concepts

notch

nick

dent

incision

indentation

jag

cut

groove

marks on a ruler

end

🔚

kerf

snick

shredded tobacco

conclusion

Synonyms

Einschnitt

Nut

Scharte

Zahn

🦷

Rille

Ausschnitt

Aussparung

Schlitz

Spalte

Inzision

Nute

Flexkerbe

Loch

🕳️

Falz

Durchlass

Riss

Beule

Schlag

Auszackung

Schnitt

Spalt

Schnittfuge

Zacke

Fuge

Furche

Hieb

Kerbholz

Kimme

Translations

entalladura

muesca

tacca

encoche

tarja

çentik

entaille

intaccatura

ranura

keep

escotadura

kerf

osca

cran

entalhe

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

higg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛʁbə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kërbe

Inherited from Old High German: *kerba

Cognate with Middle Dutch: kerve

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Käärwe

Cognate with Old Norse: kjarf

Cognate with Old English: cyrf

Cognate with English: kerf

In summary

From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”), from Old High German *kerba, from Proto-West Germanic *kerbā, from Proto-Germanic *kerbǭ, related to *kerbaną (“to cut, carve”).
Cognate with German Low German Karve, Middle Dutch kerve, Saterland Frisian Käärwe, Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”) (whence English kerf).