kerker

Meaning

dungeon

Concepts

prison

jail

cell

dungeon

gaol

lock up

prison cell

slammer

chokey

gray hair

penalty corner

crowbar hotel

short corner

big house

three hots and a cot

coop

goal

lockup

lock-up

pokey

poky

Synonyms

gevangenis

cachot

cel

nor

bajes

gevang

strafinrichting

penitentiaire inrichting

huis van bewaring

bak

lik

strafschop

penalty

petoet

gevangenhuis

Hyphenated as

ker‧ker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛrkər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: kerker

Inherited from Old Dutch: *karkari

Cognate with German: Kerker

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰

In summary

From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).