kerf

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a carve or groove
2. (masculine, obsolete, rare) insect

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kerven:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kerven:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kerven:

kerven

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

notch

nick

hack

incision

score

snick

Synonyms

inkeping

kartel

keep

krab

🦀

plooi

snede

vouw

inkerving

Translations

encoche

entalladura

Kerbe

Einkerbung

Einrückung

Furche

Nut

Senke

Vertiefung

entaille

incavo

tacca

entalho

chanfro

indentação

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɛrf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: kerve

In summary

From Middle Dutch kerve; see the verb kerven. The sense “insect” was borrowed from German Kerf.