Masculine
Kerker
Meaning
- (historical, masculine, strong) dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)
- (Austria, archaic, masculine, strong) an aggravated form of prison
Concepts
gray hair
during imprisonment
while in jail
Synonyms
Haftanstalt
Strafanstalt
Verließ
weißes Haar
Einsperrung
Gefängnisgebäude
Vollzugsanstalt
Schwedische Gardinen
Haftort
Hafthaus
Berchfrit
Translations
calabozo
prison
kerker
carcere
zindan
carcer
calabouço
calabós
μπουντρούμιFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛʁkɐ/
Etymology
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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