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

Translations

prison

Gefängnis

Kerker

carcer

μπουντρούμι

Verlies

cachot

prisão

prigione

cárcere

calabouço

calabozo

Karzer

cadeia

calabós

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).