kerf
Meaning
-
- (masculine) a carve or groove
- (masculine,obsolete,rare) insect
Concepts
notch
nick
hack
incision
score
snick
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛrf/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kerve; see the verb kerven. The sense “insect” was borrowed from German Kerf.
New
kerven
-
- (intransitive) to cut, gouge out
- (transitive) to carve (out); (cut a) notch
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "kerf" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.
Go to our Dutch course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
